Bonsor baronets
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The Bonsor Baronetcy, of Kingswood, in the parish of Epsom, in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 26 January 1925 for Cosmo Bonsor,[1] Chairman of the South Eastern Railway, Conservative Member of Parliament for Wimbledon and a Director of the Bank of England. As of 2023 the title is held by his great-great-grandson, Alexander, the fifth Baronet, who succeeded his father in 2023. He became engaged in November 2005 to Jane Troughton,[2] marrying the following year.
The family seat is Liscombe Park, Soulbury, Buckinghamshire. It is an Elizabethan manor hall.[3]
Bonsor baronets, of Kingswood (1925)
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- Sir (Henry) Cosmo Orme Bonsor, 1st Baronet (1848–1929)
- Sir Reginald Bonsor, 2nd Baronet (1879–1959)
- Sir Bryan Cosmo Bonsor, MC,[4] 3rd Baronet (1916–1977)
- Sir Nicholas Cosmo Bonsor, 4th Baronet (1942–2023)[5]
- Sir Alexander Cosmo Walrond Bonsor, 5th Baronet (born 1976)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Cosmo Bonsor (born 2007).
Notes
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- ^ The Times 15 November 2005, as reported 16 November 2005 by Michael Rhodes on "Peerage_News", a Google group.
- ^ Liscombe Park on Sir Nicholas's website.
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References
[edit | edit source]- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets