The Horlick Baronetcy, of Cowley Manor in the

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, is a title in the

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. It was created on 18 July 1914 for the pharmacist and businessman James Horlick, brother of

William Horlick William Horlick, Sr. (23 February 1846 – 25 September 1936) was an English food manufacturer and the original patent holder of malted milk. He emigrated to the United States in 1869, settling in Racine, Wisconsin. There he started a food ...

. He was chairman and president of Horlicks Ltd. The fourth Baronet represented

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from 1923 to 1929.

Horlick baronets, of Cowley Manor (1914)

Sir James Horlick, 1st Baronet Sir James Horlick, 1st Baronet Deputy Lieutenant, DL (1844–1921) was, with his brother William Horlick, William (1846–1936), the co-founder of the malted milk, malted drink Horlicks. Career James Horlick, a pharmacist, carefully developed ...

(1844–1921) *Sir Ernest Burford Horlick, 2nd Baronet (1880–1934) *Sir Peter James Cunliffe Horlick, 3rd Baronet (1908–1958) * Sir James Nockells Horlick, 4th Baronet (1886–1972) *Sir John James Macdonald Horlick, 5th Baronet (1922–1995) *Sir James Cunliffe William Horlick, 6th Baronet (born 1956) The heir apparent is the present holder's son Alexander Horlick (born 1987).

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baronets, Horlick Horlick