The Dewey Baronetcy, of South Hill Wood in
Bromley, in the
County of Kent, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
James I of E ...
. It was created on 20 February 1917 for Thomas Charles Dewey, President of the
Prudential Assurance Company
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. The second Baronet was a clergyman and served as
Prebendary of
Exeter Cathedral
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from 1935 to 1943. He was also
Sheriff of Devon in 1935.
Dewey baronets, of South Hill Wood (1917)
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Sir Thomas Charles Dewey, 1st Baronet (1840–1926)
*Sir Stanley Daws Dewey, 2nd Baronet (1867–1948)
*Sir Anthony Hugh Grahame Dewey, 3rd Baronet (1921–2016)
*Sir Rupert Grahame Dewey, 4th Baronet (born 1953)
The heir apparent is Thomas Andrew Dewey (born 1982).
Notes
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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