The Wrixon-Becher Baronetcy, of Ballygiblin in the County of Cork, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 30 September 1831 for
William Wrixon-Becher,
Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...
for
Mallow from 1818 to 1826. Born George Wrixon, he assumed by Royal licence his mother's maiden surname of Becher in 1831. The Becher family were major landowners in
County Cork
County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns a ...
.
The family seat was at
Castle Hyde, near
Fermoy
Fermoy () is a town on the River Blackwater in east County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2016 census, the town and environs had a population of approximately 6,500 people. It is located in the barony of Condons and Clangibbon, and is in the Dá ...
, County Cork.
Wrixon-Becher baronets, of Ballygiblin (1831)
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Sir William Wrixon-Becher, 1st Baronet (1780–1850)
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Sir Henry Wrixon-Becher, 2nd Baronet (1826–1893)
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Sir John Wrixon-Becher, 3rd Baronet (1828–1914)
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Sir Eustace William Wyndham Wrixon-Becher, 4th Baronet (1859–1934)
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Sir William Fane Wrixon-Becher, 5th Baronet (1915–2000)
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Sir John William Michael Wrixon-Becher, 6th Baronet (born 1950)
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