The Dudley-Williams Baronetcy, of the city and of the county of the
city of Exeter, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 2 July 1964 for the aeronautical engineer and
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...
politician, Sir
Rolf Dudley-Williams. On receiving the baronetcy, on 29 June 1964 Williams changed his surname to Dudley-Williams by
deed poll.
As of 2010 the title is held by his son, the second Baronet, who succeeded in 1987.
Journalist
Marina Hyde
Marina Hyde (born Marina Elizabeth Catherine Dudley-Williams; 13 May 1974) is an English journalist. She joined ''The Guardian'' newspaper in 2000 and, as one of the newspaper's columnists, writes three articles each week on current affairs, cele ...
is the daughter of the second Baronet.
Dudley-Williams baronets, of Exeter (1964)
*Sir
Rolf Dudley Dudley-Williams, 1st Baronet (1908–1987)
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Sir Alastair Edgcumbe James Dudley-Williams, 2nd Baronet (born 1943)
The
heir presumptive
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...
is the present holder's brother Malcolm Dudley-Williams.
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