The Scott baronetcy, of Beauclerc in the County of Northumberland, was created 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.
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on 27 July 1907 for the businessman Walter Scott.
Scott baronets, of Beauclerc (1907)
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Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European literature, European and Scottish literature, notably the novels ''Ivanhoe'' (18 ...
, 1st Baronet (1826–1910)
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Sir John Scott, 2nd Baronet (1854–1922)
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Sir Walter Scott, 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 ...
(1895–1967)
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Sir Walter Scott, 4th Baronet (1918–1992)
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Sir Walter John Scott, 5th Baronet (born 1948)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Walter Samuel Scott (born 1984).
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Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom