The Starkey Baronetcy, of Norwood Park in the Parish of Southwell and the County of Nottingham, is a title 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 ...
. It was created on 9 July 1935 for
John Starkey, who had earlier represented
Newark in the
House of Commons
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as a
conservative
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. The second baronet was a
lieutenant-colonel in the army and served as
High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire
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in 1954. The third baronet was a
deputy lieutenant of
Nottinghamshire
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in 1981 and
High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire
This is a list of the High Sheriffs of the English county of Nottinghamshire.
The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centu ...
in 1987.
Starkey baronets, of Norwood Park (1935)
*
Sir John Ralph Starkey, 1st Baronet (1859–1940)
*Sir William Randle Starkey, 2nd Baronet (1899–1977)
*Sir John Philip Starkey, 3rd Baronet (born 1938)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Henry John Starkey (born 1973). His heir-in-line is his eldest son Felix Henry Starkey (born 2004).
See also
*
Sir Richard Starkey
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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