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from 1886 to 1892. The Forwood Baronetcy became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 2019.

Forwood baronets, of The Priory (1895)

* Sir Arthur Bower Forwood, 1st Baronet (1836–1898) * Sir Dudley Baines Forwood, 2nd Baronet (1875–1961) * Sir Dudley Richard Forwood, 3rd Baronet (1912–2001) * Sir Peter Noel Forwood, 4th Baronet (1925–2019)

Arms

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{Use dmy dates, date=March 2012 Forwood