The Collet Baronetcy, of St Clere in the parish of

Ightham Ightham ( ) is a parish and village in Kent, England, located approximately four miles east of Sevenoaks and six miles north of Tonbridge. The parish includes the hamlet of Ivy Hatch. Ightham is famous for the nearby medieval manor of Ightham M ...

in the

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, was 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 12 June 1888 for Mark Collet,

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. The title became extinct on the death of his son, the second Baronet, in 1944.

Collet baronets, of St Clere (1888)

* Sir Mark Wilks Collet, 1st Baronet (17 September 1816 – 25 April 1905) was an English merchant and banker. He served as

between 1887 and 1889, and was granted a baronetcy in 1889.Chronicles of the Bank of England – Page 245. Google Books search, retrieved 3 October 2007. His grandsons by his daughter Lina Penelope Collet included

Montagu Norman Montagu Collet Norman, 1st Baron Norman DSO PC (6 September 1871 – 4 February 1950) was an English banker, best known for his role as the Governor of the Bank of England from 1920 to 1944. Norman led the bank during the toughest period in ...

(Governor of the Bank of England between 1920 and 1944) and

Frederick Henry Norman Frederick Henry Norman (23 January 1839 – 6 October 1916) was an England, English merchant banker and a director of the merchant bank Brown, Shipley & Co. He was also a first-class cricket, first-class cricketer, appearing for Kent County Cric ...

. *Sir Mark Edlmann Collet (12 January 1864 – 24 September 1944)

References

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