The Kimber Baronetcy, of Lansdowne Lodge in
Wandsworth
Wandsworth Town () is a district of south London, within the London Borough of Wandsworth southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.
Toponymy
Wandsworth takes its nam ...
in the County of London, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 24 August 1904 for
Henry Kimber
Sir Henry Kimber, 1st Baronet (13 July 1834 – 18 December 1923) was a British lawyer and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1913.
Kimber was the son of Joseph Kimber of Canonbury. He was admitted as a ...
. He was the founder of the legal firm of Kimber and Ellis and also sat as
Conservative
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Member of Parliament
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for
Wandsworth
Wandsworth Town () is a district of south London, within the London Borough of Wandsworth southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.
Toponymy
Wandsworth takes its nam ...
between 1885 and 1913.
As of 28 February 2014 the present Baronet has not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy considered dormant since 2012.
Kimber baronets, of Lansdowne Lodge (1904)
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Sir Henry Kimber, 1st Baronet
Sir Henry Kimber, 1st Baronet (13 July 1834 – 18 December 1923) was a British lawyer and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1913.
Kimber was the son of Joseph Kimber of Canonbury. He was admitted as a ...
(1834–1923)
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Sir Henry Dixon Kimber, 2nd Baronet (1862–1950)
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Sir Charles Dixon Kimber, 3rd Baronet (1912–2008)
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Sir Timothy Roy Henry Kimber, 4th Baronet (1936–2012)
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Sir Rupert Edward Watkin Kimber, 5th Baronet (born 1962)
The
heir presumptive
An heir presumptive is the person entitled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir apparent or a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question.
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is the present holder's brother Hugo Charles Kimber (born 1964).
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