The Gamble Baronetcy, of
Windlehurst in the parish of
St Helens in the
County Palatine of Lancaster
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, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 31 August 1897 for
David Gamble.
He was a chemical manufacturer, Mayor of
St Helens from 1868 to 1870, 1882 to 1883 and 1886 to 1887 and a pioneer of the Volunteer Movement. The second Baronet was Mayor of St Helens from 1888 to 1889. The third Baronet was Mayor of St Helens from 1913 to 1915.
Gamble baronets, of Windlehurst (1897)
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Sir David Gamble, 1st Baronet (1823–1907)
*Sir Josias Christopher Gamble, 2nd Baronet (1848–1908)
*Sir David Gamble, 3rd Baronet (1876–1943)
*Sir David Arthur Josias Gamble, 4th Baronet (1907–1982)
*Sir David Gamble, 5th Baronet (1933–1984)
*Sir David Hugh Norman Gamble, 6th Baronet (born 1966)
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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Biography and photograph of Sir David Gamble, 1st Baronet
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Gamble
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