Baron Selsey, of

Selsey Selsey () is a seaside town and civil parishes in England, civil parish, about south of Chichester, West Sussex, England. Selsey lies at the southernmost point of the Manhood Peninsula, almost cut off from mainland Sussex by the sea. It is in ...

in the

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, was a title in the

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. It was created on 13 August 1794 for Sir James Peachey, 4th Baronet,

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. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He represented St Germans and Shoreham in Parliament. His eldest son, the third Baron, was a Captain in the

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. The titles became extinct on his death in 1838. The Baronetcy, of

Petworth Petworth is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Chichester (district), Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It is located at the junction of the A272 road, A272 east–west road from Heathfield, East Sussex, Heat ...

in the County of Sussex, was created in the

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on 21 March 1736 for Henry Peachey, Member of Parliament for

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and

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, with remainder in default of male issue of his own to his brother John Peachey and the male issue of his body. Peachey had two sons who predeceased him, unmarried, and was succeeded according to the special remainder by his brother, John, the second Baronet. He subsequently represented Midhurst in Parliament. His elder son, the third Baronet, succeeded his father as Member of Parliament for Midhurst. The latter was childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the aforementioned fourth Baronet, who was elevated to the peerage in 1794. Bulstrode Peachey Knight, brother of the first and second Baronets, also sat as Member of Parliament for Midhurst. Between 1738 and 1871 the Barons Selsey resided at West Dean House, in

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. The house has now become

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, dedicated to the arts.

Peachey baronets, of Petworth (1736)

Sir Henry Peachey, 1st Baronet Sir Henry Peachey, 1st Baronet (c. 1671–1737), of New Grove, Petworth, Sussex, was a British landowner and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons in three periods between 1701 and 1737. Early life Peachey was the eldest son of Will ...

(c. 1671–1737) * Sir John Peachey, 2nd Baronet (c. 1680–1744) * Sir John Peachey, 3rd Baronet (c. 1720–1765) * Sir James Peachey, 4th Baronet (1723–1808) (created Baron Selsey in 1794)

Barons Selsey (1794)

James Peachey, 1st Baron Selsey James Peachey, 1st Baron Selsey (8 March 1723 – 1 February 1808), known as Sir James Peachey, 4th Baronet between 1765 and 1794, was a British politician and courtier. Peachey was a younger son of Sir John Peachey, 2nd Baronet. In 1765 he suc ...

(1723–1808) *

John Peachey, 2nd Baron Selsey John Peachey, 2nd Baron Selsey (16 March 1749 – 27 June 1816), styled The Honourable John Peachey between 1794 and 1808, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1776 to 1790. Peachey was the son of James Peachey, 1st Baro ...

(1749–1816) * Henry Peachey, 3rd Baron Selsey (1787–1838)

References

John Burke. ''A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Volume II.''
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