The Tuke Baronetcy, of Cressing Temple in the County of Essex, was a title in the

Baronetage of England Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James ...

. It was created on 31 March 1664 for the Royalist army officer and playwright Samuel Tuke. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1690.

Tuke baronets, of Cressing Temple (1664)

Sir Samuel Tuke, 1st Baronet Sir Samuel Tuke, 1st Baronet (c.1615, in Essex – 26 January 1674, in Somerset House, London) was an English officer in the Royalist army during the English Civil War and a notable playwright. He is best known for his 1663 play '' The Adventure ...

(–1674) *Sir Charles Tuke, 2nd Baronet (1671–1690)

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* {{Use dmy dates, date=March 2012 Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England 1664 establishments in England