There have been four baronetcies created for people with the surname Samuel, all in the

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. Two of the titles are still extant. The Samuel baronetcy, of Nevern Square,

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parish, Kensington, in the County of London, was created in the

on 8 March 1898 for Saul Samuel, Agent-General for

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in the

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. The Samuel baronetcy, of The Mote and Portland Place, was created in the

on 26 August 1903 for the businessman Marcus Samuel. He was later elevated to the peerage as Baron Bearsted and promoted further to

Viscount Bearsted Viscount Bearsted, of Maidstone in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1925 for the businessman Marcus Samuel, 1st Baron Bearsted, the joint-founder of the Shell Transport and Trading Company. ...

in 1925. For more information, see this title. The Samuel baronetcy, of Chelwood Vetchery in the County of Sussex, was created in the

on 8 July 1912 for the

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politician

Stuart Samuel Sir Stuart Montagu Samuel, 1st Baronet (24 October 1856 – 13 May 1926) was a British banker and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal politician who was Member of Parliament for Whitechapel (UK Parliament constituency), Whitechapel. Samuel was the elde ...

. He had previously represented

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in the

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. Samuel was the elder brother of

Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel, (6 November 1870 – 5 February 1963) was a British Liberal politician who was the party leader from 1931 to 1935. He was the first nominally-practising Jew to serve as a Cabinet minister and to beco ...

, the nephew of

Samuel Montagu, 1st Baron Swaythling Samuel Montagu, 1st Baron Swaythling (21 December 1832 – 12 January 1911), was a British banker who founded the bank of Samuel Montagu & Co. He was a philanthropist and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons of ...

, and the cousin of

Edwin Samuel Montagu Edwin Samuel Montagu PC (6 February 1879 – 15 November 1924) was a British Liberal politician who served as Secretary of State for India between 1917 and 1922. Montagu was a "radical" Liberal and the third practising Jew (after Sir Herber ...

. The title became extinct on his death in 1926. The Samuel baronetcy, of Mancroft in the City of Norwich, was created in the

on 16 January 1932 for the

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politician

Arthur Samuel, 1st Baron Mancroft Arthur Michael Samuel, 1st Baron Mancroft (6 December 1872 – 17 August 1942) was a British Conservative politician. Background Lord Mancroft was the eldest son of Benjamin Samuel, of Norwich (19 April 1840 – 16 April 1890), and Rosetta H ...

. He was later elevated to the peerage as

Baron Mancroft Baron Mancroft, of Mancroft in the City of Norwich, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1937 for the Conservative politician Sir Arthur Samuel, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Mancroft in the ...

in 1937. For more information, see this title.

Samuel baronets, of Nevern Square (1898)

*Sir

Saul Samuel Sir Saul Samuel, 1st Baronet (2 November 182029 August 1900) was an Australian colonial merchant, member of parliament, pastoralist, and prominent Jew. Samuel achieved many breakthroughs for Jews in the colonial community of New South Wales in ...

, 1st Baronet (1820–1900) * Sir Edward Levien Samuel, 2nd Baronet (1868–1937) * Sir Edward Louis Samuel, 3rd Baronet (1896–1961) * Sir John Oliver Cecil Samuel, 4th Baronet (1916–1962) * Sir John Michael Glen Samuel, 5th Baronet (born 1944) The heir apparent is the present holder's son Anthony John Fulton Samuel (born 1972).

Samuel baronets, of The Mote and Portland Place (1903)

see

Samuel baronets, of Chelwood Vachery (1912)

Sir Stuart Montagu Samuel, 1st Baronet Sir Stuart Montagu Samuel, 1st Baronet (24 October 1856 – 13 May 1926) was a British banker and Liberal politician who was Member of Parliament for Whitechapel. Samuel was the elder brother of Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel. He attended ...

(1856–1926)

Samuel baronets, of Mancroft (1932)

see

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Samuel Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

Samuel baronets, of Nevern Square (1898)

Samuel baronets, of The Mote and Portland Place (1903)

Samuel baronets, of Chelwood Vachery (1912)

Samuel baronets, of Mancroft (1932)

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