The Bennett Baronetcy, of
Kirklington in the
County of Nottingham
A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) ''Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denotin ...
, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain.
To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary ...
. It was created on 31 July 1929 for
Albert James Bennett. He represented both
Mansfield
Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of the Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area and the second largest settlement in Nottinghamshire (following the city ...
and
Nottingham Central
Nottingham Central was a borough constituency in the city of Nottingham. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and ab ...
in the
House of Commons
The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of ...
. As of 2021 the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baronet, who succeeded a kinsman in 2012.
Bennett baronets, of Kirklington (1929)
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Sir Albert James Bennett, 1st Baronet (1872–1945)
*Sir Charles Wilfrid Bennett, 2nd Baronet (1898–1952)
*Sir Ronald Wilfrid Murdoch Bennett, 3rd Baronet (1930–2012)
*Sir Algernon James Bennett, 4th Baronet (born 1962)
The heir presumptive is the present holder's great uncle Peter Bennett (born 1938). There are no further heirs to the title.
See also
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Bennet baronets
There have been four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Bennet, two in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. All four creations are extinct.
The Bennet Baronetcy, (also variously “Bennett” of Bea ...
References
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www.thepeerage.com
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