The Havelock-Allan Baronetcy, of

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, is a title in the

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. It was created on 22 January 1858. Originally intended for the celebrated soldier

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(who died two days before the patent was to be sealed), it was granted after his death to his eldest son and namesake Lieutenant-General

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, with special remainder, in default of male issue of his own, to the male issue of his father. In 1880, having inherited the Durham estate of the Allans at

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, he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Allan. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet. He represented

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in the

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. The fourth Baronet was a film producer and the first husband of the actress

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. As of 2007 the title is held by their eldest son, the fifth Baronet, who succeeded in 2003.

Havelock-Allan baronets, of Lucknow (1858)

* Sir Henry Marshman Havelock-Allan VC, GCB, 1st Baronet (1830–1897) * Sir Henry Spencer Moreton Havelock-Allan, 2nd Baronet (1872–1953) *Sir Henry Ralph Moreton Havelock-Allan, 3rd Baronet (1899–1975) * Sir Anthony James Allan Havelock-Allan, 4th Baronet (1904–2003) *Sir (Anthony) Mark David Havelock-Allan, 5th Baronet, QC, FCIArb (born 4 April 1951). Havelock-Allan was a Senior Circuit Judge between 2001 and 2017. He is the second son of the film producer, Sir Anthony Havelock-Allan, and his first wife, actress

. He was educated at

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and graduated from the

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with a

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in 1972 and then

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in 1974 with a

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. That year he entered the

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and thereafter practised as a barrister until 2001 when he became the Mercantile Judge on the Western Circuit, based in Bristol. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1993 and a Recorder in 1997. He has been a Master of the Bench of the Inner Temple since 1995. Havelock-Allan has been married twice, firstly to Lucy Clare (''née'' Mitchell-Innes; 1976-1984, divorced), and secondly (married 1986) to Dame Alison Foster, The Hon Mrs Justice Foster, DBE, with whom he has a son and two daughters. Havelock-Allan succeeded to the baronetcy on his father's death in 2003. The

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to the baronetcy is Harry Caspar Francis Havelock-Allan (born 1994), only son of the 5th Baronet.

References

Sources

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Baronetcies created with special remainders