The Downing Baronetcy, of East Hatley in the County of Cambridge, was a title in the

Baronetage of England 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 1 July 1663 for the

Anglo-Irish Anglo-Irish people () denotes an ethnic, social and religious grouping who are mostly the descendants and successors of the English Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland. They mostly belong to the Anglican Church of Ireland, which was the State rel ...

soldier, statesman and diplomat Sir George Downing, after whom

Downing Street Downing Street is a gated street in City of Westminster, Westminster in London that houses the official residences and offices of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. In a cul-de-sac situated off Whiteh ...

in London is named. The third baronet left his estate to create

Downing College, Cambridge Downing College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge and currently has around 950 students. Founded in 1800, it was the only college to be added to the university between 1596 and 1869, and is often described as the oldest of ...

. The third and fourth Baronets represented

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in Parliament. The title became extinct on the latter's death in 1764.

Downing baronets, of East Hatley (1663)

Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet ( – 1684) was an Anglo-Irish people, Anglo-Irish diplomat and financial reformer, who held office first under the Commonwealth of England, then Charles II of England, Charles II. As Teller of the Receipt of the ...

(–1684) * Sir George Downing, 2nd Baronet (–1711) * Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet (1685–1749) * Sir Jacob Garrard Downing, 4th Baronet (–1764)

Arms

The arms of the Downing baronets—''Barry of eights, argent and vert, over all a gryphon rampant or''—were adopted by Downing College.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Downing Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England 1663 establishments in England 1764 disestablishments in England