The Ruggles-Brise Baronetcy, of
Spains Hall in
Finchingfield in the County of Essex, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 31 January 1935 for the
Conservative
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politician
Edward Ruggles-Brise. The second Baronet was
Lord-Lieutenant of
Essex
Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and Grea ...
from 1958 to 1978.
Guy Ruggles-Brise, younger son of the first baronet, was
High Sheriff of Essex
The High Sheriff of Essex was an ancient sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years. On 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the ...
between 1967 and 1968.
Ruggles-Brise baronets, of Spains Hall (1935)
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Sir Edward Archibald Ruggles-Brise, 1st Baronet (1882–1942)
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Sir John Archibald Ruggles-Brise, 2nd Baronet (1908–2007)
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Sir Timothy Edward Ruggles-Brise, 3rd Baronet (born 1945)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Archie Ruggles-Brise.
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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Ruggles-Brise Ruggles-Brise is a surname. Notable people include:
* Dorothea Ruggles-Brise (1866–1937), Scottish folk song collector
* Edward Ruggles-Brise (1822–1942), British Conservative Party politician
*Evelyn Ruggles-Brise (1857–1935), British prison ...
People from Finchingfield