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in the 14th century.

Leith, later Leith-Buchanan baronets, of Burgh St Peter (1775)

* Sir Alexander Leith, 1st Baronet (1741–1780) * Sir George Alexander William Leith, 2nd Baronet (–1842) *Sir Alexander William Wellesley Leith, 3rd Baronet (1806–1842) *Sir George Hector Leith-Buchanan, 4th Baronet (1833–1903) *Sir Alexander Wellesley George Thomas Leith-Buchanan, 5th Baronet (1866–1925) *Sir George Hector Macdonald Leith-Buchanan, 6th Baronet (1889–1973) *Charles Alexander James Leith-Buchanan, presumed 7th Baronet (1939–1998) *Gordon Kelly McNicol Leith-Buchanan, presumed 8th Baronet (1974–2018) *Scott Kelly Leith-Buchanan, presumed 9th Baronet (born 2010)

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baronets, Leith-Buchanan Leith-Buchanan 1775 establishments in Great Britain