The Whitehead Baronetcy, of Highfield House in Catford Bridge in the County of Kent, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 26 November 1889 for
James Whitehead,
Lord Mayor of London
The Lord Mayor of London is the mayor of the City of London and the leader of the City of London Corporation. Within the City, the Lord Mayor is accorded precedence over all individuals except the sovereign and retains various traditional pow ...
between 1888 and 1889 and later
member of parliament
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for
Leicester. His younger son, the third baronet, was also a Member of Parliament.
Whitehead baronets of Highfield House, Berkshire (1889)
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Sir James Whitehead, 1st Baronet
Sir James Whitehead, 1st Baronet DL (2 March 1834 – 20 October 1917) was a British merchant and Liberal Party politician.
Early life
Whitehead was born near Sedbergh, Yorkshire. He was educated at the grammar school in Appleby-in-Westmorlan ...
(1834–1917)
*Sir George Hugh Whitehead, 2nd Baronet (1861–1931)
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Sir Rowland Edward Whitehead, 3rd Baronet (1863–1942)
*Sir Philip Henry Rathbone Whitehead, 4th Baronet (1897–1953)
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Sir Rowland John Rathbone Whitehead, 5th Baronet (1930–2007)
*Sir Philip Henry Rathbone Whitehead, 6th Baronet (born 1957)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Orlando James Rathbone Whitehead (born 1994).
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