There have been baronetcies created for members of the Touche family from
Surrey, both in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both creations are extant as of 2010.
The Touche Baronetcy, of
Westcott in the
County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 5 July 1920 for the accountant and
Conservative
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politician
George Touche. The third Baronet was Deputy Chairman of
National Westminster Bank
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between 1977 and 1987.
The Touche Baronetcy, of
Dorking in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 3 July 1962 for the Conservative politician
Gordon Touche.
He was
Chairman of Ways and Means
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between 1960 and 1962. Touche was the third son of the first Baronet of the 1920 creation. As of 2017 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baronet, who succeeded in 2017.
Touche baronets, of Westcott (1920)
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Sir George Alexander Touche, 1st Baronet (1861–1935)
*Sir Norman George Touche, 2nd Baronet (1888–1977)
*Sir Anthony George Touche, 3rd Baronet (1927–2018)
*Sir William George Touche, 4th Baronet (born 1962)
The
heir apparent
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is the present holder's son Harry George Touche (born 1992).
Touche baronets, of Dorking (1962)
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Sir Gordon Cosmo Touche, 1st Baronet (1895–1972)
*Sir Rodney Gordon Touche, 2nd Baronet (1928–2017)
*Sir Eric MacLellan Touche, 3rd Baronet (born 1960)
The heir apparent is Braden Stringer Touche (born 1990), only son of the 3rd Baronet.
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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Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom