Furness baronets
The Furness Baronetcy, of Tunstall Grange in the borough of West Hartlepool in the County of Durham, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 18 June 1913 for Stephen Furness.[1] He was Chairman of Furness, Withy and Co, and also represented Hartlepool in the House of Commons as a Liberal. The third Baronet is an artist (as Robin Furness).
Christopher Furness, 1st Baron Furness, was the uncle of the first Baronet.
Furness baronets, of Tunstall Grange (1913)
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Escutcheon of the Furness baronets of Tunstall Grange
- Sir Stephen Wilson Furness, 1st Baronet (1872–1914)
- Sir Christopher Furness, 2nd Baronet (1900–1974)
- Sir Stephen Robert Furness, 3rd Baronet (born 1933)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Michael Fitzroy Roberts Furness (born 1962).
Notes
- "No. 28733". The London Gazette. 1 July 1913. p. 4638.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
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