The Lacon Baronetcy, of Great Yarmouth in the County of Norfolk, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
It was created on 11 December 1818 for Edmund Lacon. The second Baronet was
High Sheriff of Norfolk
The high sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown and is appointed annually (in March) by the Crown. The High Sheriff of Norfolk was originally the principal law enforcement officer in Norfolk and presided at the assizes and other imp ...
. The third Baronet sat as
Conservative
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Member of Parliament
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for
Great Yarmouth and
Norfolk North
Norfolk North was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. It was created by the Br ...
. The family seat has been Ormesby House in
Ormesby St Michael.
Lacon baronets, of Great Yarmouth (1818)
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Sir Edmund Lacon, Kt., 1st Baronet (died 1826)
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Sir Edmund Knowles Lacon, 2nd Baronet (1780–1839)
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Sir Edmund Henry Knowles Lacon, 3rd Baronet (1807–1888)
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Sir Edmund Broughton Knowles Lacon, 4th Baronet (1842–1899)
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Sir Edmund Beecroft Heathcote Lacon, 5th Baronet (1878–1911)
*Sir George Haworth Ussher Lacon,
DSO, 6th Baronet (1881–1950)
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Sir George Vere Francis Lacon, 7th Baronet (1909–1980)
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Sir Edmund Vere Lacon, 8th Baronet (1936–2014)
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Sir (Edmund) Richard Vere Lacon, 9th Baronet (born 1967)
The
heir apparent
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to the baronetcy is Luke Edmund Lacon (born 2001), only son of the 9th Baronet.
Arms
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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Lacon
People from the Borough of Great Yarmouth