There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Moon, both in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
The Moon Baronetcy, of
Portman Square
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, in the
County of Middlesex
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, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 4 May 1855 for the
printseller and publisher
Francis Moon. He was
Lord Mayor of London
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from 1854 to 1855.
The Moon Baronetcy, of Copsewood Grange, in the parish Stoke, in the
County of Warwick
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, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 22 July 1887 for Richard Moon, Chairman of the
London and North Western Railway from 1861 to 1891.
Moon baronets, of Portman Square (1855)
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Sir Francis Graham Moon, 1st Baronet (1796–1871)
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Sir Edward Graham Moon, 2nd Baronet (1825–1904)
*Sir Francis Sidney Graham-Moon, 3rd Baronet (1855–1911)
*Sir (Arthur) Wilfred Graham-Moon, 4th Baronet (1905–1954)
*Sir Peter Wilfred Giles Graham-Moon, 5th Baronet (1942–2023)
*Sir Rupert Francis Wilfred Graham-Moon, 6th Baronet (born 1968)
Moon baronets, of Copsewood Grange (1887)
*Sir
Richard Moon
Sir Richard Moon, 1st Baronet (1814–1899) was a railway engineer. He became chairman in June 1861 of the London and North Western Railway until he retired on 22 February 1891.
Born in Liverpool, the elder son of merchant Richard Moon (1783-18 ...
, 1st Baronet (1814–1899)
*Sir
Cecil Ernest Moon, 2nd Baronet (1867–1951)
*Sir Richard Moon, 3rd Baronet (1901–1961)
*Sir John Arthur Moon, 4th Baronet (1905–1979)
*Sir Edward Moon, 5th Baronet (1911–1988)
*Sir Roger Moon, 6th Baronet (1914–2017)
*Humphrey Moon, ''presumed'' 7th Baronet (born 1919)
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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External links
Painting of Sir Richard Moon, 1st Baronet
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Moon
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1855 establishments in the United Kingdom