The Heathcoat-Amory

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cy, of

Knightshayes Court Knightshayes Court is a Victorian country house near Tiverton, Devon, England, designed by William Burges for the Heathcoat-Amory family. Nikolaus Pevsner describes it as "an eloquent expression of High Victorian ideals in a country house o ...

in Tiverton in the County of

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, is a title in the

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. It was created for John Heathcoat-Amory on 21 March 1874. The businessman and

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politician was born John Amory, and was the maternal grandson of

John Heathcoat John Heathcoat (7 August 1783 – 18 January 1861) was an English inventor from Duffield, Derbyshire. During his apprenticeship he made an improvement to the warp-loom, so as to produce mitts of a lace-like appearance. He set up his own busines ...

and assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Heathcoat. The title descended from father to son until the death of his grandson, the third Baronet, in 1972. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Baronet. He was a

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politician. In 1960, twelve years before he succeeded in the baronetcy, he was raised to the

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as Viscount Amory, of Tiverton in the County of Devon. Lord Amory was unmarried and on his death in 1981 the viscountcy became extinct. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother, William, the fifth Baronet. The title is currently held by the latter's eldest son, the sixth Baronet, who succeeded in 1982.

Heathcoat-Amory baronets, of Knightshayes Court (1874)

Sir John Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Baronet Sir John Heathcoat Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Baronet, DL (4 May 1829 – 26 May 1914), was a British businessman and Liberal politician. Born John Amory, he was the maternal grandson of John Heathcoat, Member of Parliament for Tiverton, and assum ...

(1829–1914) *Sir Ian Murray Heathcoat-Amory, 2nd Baronet (1865–1931) *

Sir John Heathcoat-Amory, 3rd Baronet Sir John Heathcoat-Amory, 3rd Baronet (2 May 1894 – 22 November 1972) was an English cricketer. Heathcoat-Amory was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm Fast bowling, fast-medium. Early life and war service The son of Sir Ian Heathcoat ...

(1894–1972) * Sir Derick Heathcoat-Amory, 4th Baronet (1899–1981) (see below) *Sir William Heathcoat-Amory, 5th Baronet (1901–1982) *Sir Ian Heathcoat-Amory, 6th Baronet (born 1942) The

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to the baronetcy is William Francis Heathcoat-Amory, eldest son of the 6th Baronet (born 1975)

Viscounts Amory (1960)

Derick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount Amory Derick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount Amory, , ( ; 26 December 1899 – 20 January 1981) was a British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1958 and 1960, and later as Chance ...

(1899–1981)

Extended family

* Captain Ludovic Heathcoat-Amory (1881-1918), son of Sir John Heathcoat-Amory, died of wounds in

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on 25 August 1918, aged 37, while serving with the

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(attached 32nd Division H.Q.). He was

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and is buried at Daours Communal Cemetery Extension on the Somme. Sons of Ludovic Heathcoat-Amory: **Captain Patrick Gerald Heathcoat-Amory (1912-1942), was killed in action during the North African Campaign on 27 May 1942, aged 30, while serving with the

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(seconded to 2 Indian Field Regiment,

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). He obtained a 2nd Class Honours Degree at Christ Church, and also served in the

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from 1932–34 and the

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in 1934. He is commemorated on the

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. **Michael Ludovic Heathcoat-Amory (1914-1936), killed in an aeroplane accident aged 22. **Major Edgar Fitzgerald Heathcoat-Amory (1917-1944), was killed in action during

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on 23 June 1944, aged 26, while serving with the 126 Field Regiment

. He is buried at the Ranville War Cemetery in the

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department of France. *Roderick Heathcoat-Amory (1907–1998), youngest son of the second Baronet, was a

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in the Army and was awarded the MC. His son is the Conservative politician

David Heathcoat-Amory David Philip Heathcoat-Amory (born 21 March 1949) is a British politician, accountant, and farmer. He was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Wells from 1983 until he lost the seat in the 2010 general election. He became a member of the ...

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References

*B. Cherry & Sir N. Pevsner (2003). ''Burke's Peerage & Baronetage'', pp. 1853–4; Country Life, 18 July-1 August 1985; National Trust guidebook *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *Labourn, K. (2001). ''British political leaders: A biographical dictionary''. Santa Barbara, CA: ABL-CIO, pp 165–166 * * {{Rayment-bd, date=March 2012

Heathcoat-Amory Heathcoat-Amory is a double-barrelled English surname. Notable people with this surname include the following: *David Heathcoat-Amory (born 1949), English politician * Derick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount Amory (1899–1981), English politician * ...

Tiverton, Devon