There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Devitt, both in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain.
Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
King James ...
. One creation is extant as of 2007.
The Devitt Baronetcy, of
Chelsea in the
County of London
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, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 4 July 1916 for the shipowner
Thomas Devitt. He was a senior partner in the firm of
Devitt and Moore, a manager of the
Orient Line and the founder of the
Nautical College, Pangbourne. He was succeeded by his grandson, the second Baronet. As of 2007 the title is held by the latter's son, the third Baronet, who succeeded in 1995.
The Devitt Baronetcy, of
Pangbourne
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in the
County of Berkshire
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, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 25 June 1931 for Philip Henry Devitt.
The title became extinct on his death in 1947.
Devitt baronets, of Chelsea (1916)
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Sir Thomas Lane Devitt, 1st Baronet (1839–1923)
*Sir Thomas Gordon Devitt, 2nd Baronet (1902–1995)
*Sir James Hugh Thomas Devitt, 3rd Baronet (born 1956)
The
heir apparent
An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ...
to the baronetcy is Jack Thomas Michael Devitt (born 1988), eldest son of the 3rd Baronet.
Devitt baronets, of Pangbourne (1931)
*Sir Philip Henry Devitt, 1st Baronet (1876–1947)
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom