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. The Crossley Baronetcy, of Belle Vue and Somerleyton, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 23 January 1863. For more information on this creation, see the

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. The Crossley Baronetcy, of Glenfield in Dunham Massey in the County of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 16 November 1909 for

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. He was a Director of the

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, Chairman of Crossley Brothers (Ltd), of

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, and

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Member of Parliament for

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from 1906 to 1911. The second Baronet served as

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in 1919.

Anthony Crossley Anthony Crommelin Crossley (13 August 1903 – 15 August 1939) was a British writer, publisher and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician. Early life Crossley was born on 13 August 1903, the only son of Crossley baronets, Sir Kennet ...

(1903–1939), only son of the second Baronet, represented

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and

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in the

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before his early death in an aircrash. As of 2013, the title is held by Sir Sloan Nicholas Crossley, 6th Baronet.The Standing Council of the Baronetage: Official Roll of the Baronets (as at 28 February 2013)
(Retrieved 25 March 2013)

Crossley baronets, of Belle Vue and Somerleyton (1863)

*see the

Crossley baronets, of Glenfield (1909)

* Sir William John Crossley, 1st Baronet (1844–1911) *

Sir Kenneth Irwin Crossley, 2nd Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of ...

(1877–1957) *

Sir Christopher John Crossley, 3rd Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of ...

(1931–1989) *

Sir Nicholas John Crossley, 4th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part o ...

(1962–2000) *

Sir Julian Charles Crossley, 5th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part o ...

(1964–2003) *

Sir Sloan Nicholas Crossley, 6th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of ...

(born 1958) There is no heir to the title.

Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012

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