There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Loftus, both in the

Baronetage of Ireland 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 ...

. One creation was extant as of 2008. The Loftus Baronetcy, of Mount Loftus in the County of Kilkenny, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 16 July 1768 for

Edward Loftus Sir Edward Loftus (1563–1601) was an Irish barrister, judge and soldier of the Elizabethan era. He was born in Dublin, the second son of Adam Loftus, Archbishop of Dublin, and his wife Jane Purdon, daughter of James Purdon and Jane Little. Hi ...

. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1864. The Tottenham, later Loftus Baronetcy, of

Loftus Hall Loftus Hall is a large country house on the Hook peninsula, County Wexford, Ireland. Built on the site of the original Redmond Hall, it is said to have been haunted by the devil and the ghost of a woman. Loftus Hall has a long history of ow ...

in the County of Wexford, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 18 December 1780. For more information on this creation, see the Marquess of Ely.

Loftus baronets, of Mount Loftus (1768)

Sir Edward Loftus, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Loftus, 1st Baronet (c.1742 – 17 May 1818) was an Anglo-Irish politician. Loftus was the illegitimate son of Nicholas Loftus, 1st Viscount Loftus by a woman with the surname of Phillips. He was educated at Kilkenny College. Loftus ...

(–1818) *Sir Nicholas Loftus, 2nd Baronet (1763–1832) *Sir Francis Hamilton Loftus, 3rd Baronet (1778–1864)

Loftus baronets, of Loftus Hall (1780)

*see the Marquess of Ely

References

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