There have been four baronetcies created for people with the surname Samuel, all 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 ...

. Two of the titles are still extant. The Samuel baronetcy, of Nevern Square,

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parish, Kensington, in the County of London, was created in the

on 8 March 1898 for Saul Samuel, Agent-General for

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in the

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. The Samuel baronetcy, of The Mote and Portland Place, was created in the

on 26 August 1903 for the businessman Marcus Samuel. He was later elevated to the peerage as Baron Bearsted and promoted further to

Viscount Bearsted Viscount Bearsted, of Maidstone in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1925 for the businessman Marcus Samuel, 1st Baron Bearsted, the joint-founder of the Shell Transport and Trading Company. ...

in 1925. For more information, see this title. The Samuel baronetcy, of Chelwood Vetchery in the County of Sussex, was created in the

on 8 July 1912 for the Liberal politician

Stuart Samuel Stuart Samuel may refer to: * Stuart Samuel (politician), British banker and politician * Stuart Samuel (physicist), American physicist {{hndis, Samuel, Stuart ...

. He had previously represented

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in the

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. Samuel was the elder brother of

Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel (6 November 1870 – 5 February 1963) was a British Liberal Party (UK), Liberal politician who was the party leader from 1931 to 1935. He was the first nominally-practising Jew to serve as a Cabinet mi ...

, the nephew of

Samuel Montagu, 1st Baron Swaythling Samuel Montagu, 1st Baron Swaythling (21 December 1832 – 12 January 1911), was a British banker who founded the bank of Samuel Montagu & Co. He was a philanthropist and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1900, a ...

, and the cousin of

Edwin Samuel Montagu Edwin Samuel Montagu PC (6 February 1879 – 15 November 1924) was a British Liberal politician who served as Secretary of State for India between 1917 and 1922. Montagu was a "radical" Liberal and the third practising Jew (after Sir Herbe ...

. The title became extinct on his death in 1926. The Samuel baronetcy, of Mancroft in the City of Norwich, was created in the

on 16 January 1932 for the

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politician

Arthur Samuel, 1st Baron Mancroft Arthur Michael Samuel, 1st Baron Mancroft (6 December 1872 – 17 August 1942) was a British Conservative politician. Background Born in Norwich, Lord Mancroft was the eldest son of Benjamin Samuel, of Norwich (19 April 1840 – 16 April 1890 ...

. He was later elevated to the peerage as Baron Mancroft in 1937. For more information, see this title.

Samuel baronets, of Nevern Square (1898)

*Sir

Saul Samuel Sir Saul Samuel, 1st Baronet (2 November 182029 August 1900) was an Australian colonial merchant, member of parliament, pastoralist, and prominent Jew. Samuel achieved many breakthroughs for Jews in the colonial community of New South Wales in ...

, 1st Baronet (1820–1900) *

Sir Edward Levien Samuel, 2nd Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part o ...

(1868–1937) *

Sir Edward Louis Samuel, 3rd Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part o ...

(1896–1961) *

Sir John Oliver Cecil Samuel, 4th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part o ...

(1916–1962) *

Sir John Michael Glen Samuel, 5th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part o ...

(born 1944) The heir apparent is the present holder's son Anthony John Fulton Samuel (born 1972).

Samuel baronets, of The Mote and Portland Place (1903)

see

Samuel baronets, of Chelwood Vachery (1912)

* Sir Stuart Montagu Samuel, 1st Baronet (1856–1926)

Samuel baronets, of Mancroft (1932)

see Baron Mancroft

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Samuel Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

Samuel baronets, of Nevern Square (1898)

Samuel baronets, of The Mote and Portland Place (1903)

Samuel baronets, of Chelwood Vachery (1912)

Samuel baronets, of Mancroft (1932)

See also

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