The Levy Baronetcy, of Humberstone Hall in the County of Leicester, 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 4 February 1913 for
Sir Maurice Levy,
Liberal Member of Parliament for
Loughborough
Loughborough ( ) is a market town in the Charnwood (borough), Charnwood Borough of Leicestershire, England; it is the administrative centre of Charnwood Borough Council. At the United Kingdom 2021 census, the town's built-up area had a popula ...
from 1900 to 1918. The third Baronet served as
High Sheriff of Leicestershire
This is a list of Sheriffs and High Sheriffs of Leicestershire, United Kingdom. The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most ...
from 1937 to 1938. The title became extinct on his death in 1996.
Arthur Lever (who had assumed the surname of Lever), younger brother of the first Baronet, was created a baronet in 1911 (see
Lever baronets
There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Lever, all in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
The Lever Baronetcy, of Hans Crescent in Chelsea, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 8 February 1911 ...
).
Levy baronets, of Humberstone Hall (1913)
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Sir Maurice Levy, 1st Baronet (1859–1933)
*Sir Ewart Maurice Levy, 2nd Baronet (1897–1996)
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom