The Samuelson Baronetcy, of Bodicote in Banbury in the County of Oxford, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
King James ...
. It was created on 29 July 1884 for
Bernhard Samuelson. He was a businessman,
liberal member of parliament
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for
Banbury
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Banbury is a significant commercial and retail centre for the surrounding area of north Oxfordshire ...
and a pioneer of technical education. The baronetcy was conferred on him for his services to education. The second Baronet represented
Cheltenham and
Frome
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in the
House of Commons
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as a Liberal.
Samuelson baronets, of Bodicote (1884)
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Sir Bernhard Samuelson, 1st Baronet (1820–1905)
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Sir Henry Bernhard Samuelson, 2nd Baronet (1845–1937)
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Sir Francis Arthur Edward Samuelson, 3rd Baronet (1861–1946)
*Sir Francis Henry Bernard Samuelson, 4th Baronet (1890–1981)
*Sir (Bernard) Michael Francis Samuelson, 5th Baronet (1917–2008)
*Sir James Francis Samuelson, 6th Baronet (born 1956)
:The heir presumptive is Edward Bernard Samuelson (born 1967), younger brother of the present baronet.
Notes
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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People from Bodicote