Gillett baronets

The Gillett Baronetcy, of Bassishaw Ward in the City of London, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.[3] It was created on 4 December 1959 for Harold Gillett, Lord Mayor of London from 1958 to 1959. His son, the second Baronet, was Lord Mayor of London from 1976 to 1977.[4]

Gillett baronets
Creation date1959[1]
Statusextant[2]
MottoVincit omnia veritas (Truth conquers all things)[1]
Armsin front of a ship's helm Proper an early nineteenth century waistcoat Azure semée de lys and puffled Or on a chief of the second between two estoiles a balance of the first[1]
CrestA grey horse's head and neck erased proper gorged with a coronet composed of six fleur-de-lys affixed to a circlet and chained or[1]

Gillett baronets, of Bassishaw Ward (1959)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Christopher John Gillett (born 1958). The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son Adam Holmes Gillett (born 1989).

Notes

  1. Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. London: Debrett's Peerage. 2000. p. 420. ISBN 033354577X.
  2. "Official Roll". The Standing Council of the Baronetage. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. "No. 41889". The London Gazette. 8 December 1959. p. 7781.
  4. "Sir Robin Gillett, Bt". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  5. "Gillett, Sir (Sydney) Harold". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 2 November 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. "Gillett, Sir Robin (Danvers Penrose)". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 2 November 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. "Gillett, Sir Nicholas (Danvers Penrose)". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 2 November 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)


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