There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Gray, one in the
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
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Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
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and one in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2007.
The Gray Baronetcy, of Denne Hill, a property in east
Kent
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, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 5 March 1707 for James Gray. The second Baronet was admitted to the
Privy Council in 1769. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1773.
The Gray Baronetcy, of Tunstall Manor, in the parish of
Hart
Hart often refers to:
* Hart (deer)
Hart may also refer to:
Organizations
* Hart Racing Engines, a former Formula One engine manufacturer
* Hart Skis, US ski manufacturer
* Hart Stores, a Canadian chain of department stores
* Hart's Reptile Wo ...
in the
County of Durham
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, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 7 July 1917 for the shipbuilder and steel magnate
William Gray.
He was Chairman of William Gray and Co Ltd, shipbuilders, and the founder of the South Durham Steel and Iron Company Ltd. He served as
High Sheriff of Durham in 1909. The second Baronet was
high sheriff in 1938 and the third served that office in 1998. Tunstall Manor which the first Baronet built in 1899 was demolished in 1926 and latterly the family seat was
Eggleston Hall
Gray baronets, of Denne Hill (1707)
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Sir James Gray, 1st Baronet
Sir James Gray, 1st Baronet, of Denne Hill, East Kent, (7 March 1667 – 27 October 1722), was an armiger, and a merchant- burgess of Edinburgh, who later managed the affairs in London of James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose.
James Gray was a trader ...
(died 1722)
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Sir James Gray, 2nd Baronet (–1773)
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Sir George Gray, 3rd Baronet (c. 1710–1773)
Gray baronets, of Tunstall Manor (1917)
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Sir William Cresswell Gray, 1st Baronet (1867–1924)
*Sir William Gray, 2nd Baronet (1895–1978)
*Sir William Hume Gray, 3rd Baronet (born 1955)
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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External links
Biography of Sir William Cresswell Gray, 1st BaronetHistory of William Gray and Co Ltd
Gray
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Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia