Bunbury baronets

The Bunbury Baronetcy, of Bunbury, Oxon and Stanney Hall in the County of Chester, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 29 June 1681 for Thomas Bunbury, Sheriff of Cheshire from 1673 to 1674 and the member of an ancient Cheshire family.[3] His grandson, Henry, the third Baronet, and great-grandson, the fourth Baronet, both sat as Members of Parliament for Chester. The latter died unmarried at an early age and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fifth Baronet. He was a clergyman. On his death in 1764 the title passed to his eldest son, the sixth Baronet. He represented Suffolk in the House of Commons for over forty years but is best remembered for his marriage to Lady Sarah Lennox. He died childless in 1821 and was succeeded by his nephew, the seventh Baronet. He was the son of Henry Bunbury, younger son of the fifth Baronet. The seventh Baronet was a distinguished soldier and politician. His eldest son, the eighth Baronet, was High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1868, and Fellow of the Royal Society. He died childless in 1886 and was succeeded by his younger brother, the ninth Baronet. He was Liberal Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds. He died unmarried in 1895 and was succeeded by his nephew, the tenth Baronet. He was the son of Colonel Henry William St Pierre Bunbury, third son of the seventh Baronet. He served as High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1908 and was a Deputy Lieutenant of the county. On his death in 1930 the title passed to his son, the eleventh Baronet. He was High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1936 and was a Deputy Lieutenant of the county. His son, the twelfth Baronet, was High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1972. As of 2014 the title was held by the latter's second but eldest surviving son, the thirteenth Baronet, who succeeded in 1985.

Bunbury baronets
Escutcheon of the Bunbury baronets of Stanney Hall
Creation date1681[1]
Statusextant[2]
MottoEsse quam videri, To be rather than to seem[1]

Bunbury baronets, of Stanney Hall (1681)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Henry Michael Napier Bunbury (b. 1980).[14]

Extended family

Henry Bunbury, younger son of the fifth Baronet and father of the seventh Baronet, was a noted caricaturist. Noël Louis St. Pierre Bunbury (1890–1971), son of Lieutenant-Colonel William St Pierre Bunbury, third son of Colonel Henry William St Pierre Bunbury, third son of the seventh Baronet, was a Brigadier in the Indian Army. Francis Ramsay St Pierre Bunbury (1910–1990), son of Lieutenant-Colonel Gerald Bruce St Pierre Bunbury, son of the aforementioned Lieutenant-Colonel William St Pierre Bunbury, was a Brigadier in the Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Sir Herbert Napier Bunbury (1851–1922), son of Captain Richard Hanmer Bunbury, fourth son of the seventh Baronet, was a Major-General in the Royal Artillery.

See also

Notes
  1. Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. London: Debrett's Peerage. 2000. p. B170. ISBN 033354577X.
  2. "Official Roll". The Standing Council of the Baronetage. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1904), Complete Baronetage volume 4 (1665–1707), vol. 4, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, retrieved 9 October 2018
  4. Debrett, John (1819). The Baronetage of England: containing their descent and present state; their collateral branches, births, marriages and issues, from the institution of the order, in 1611; a complete and alphabetical arrangement of their mottos, with correct translations; a list of extinct baronets, and of those who have been advanced to the peerage; a list of persons who have received the honour of knighthood, and of British subjects possessing foreign orders of knighthood. F.C. and J. Rivington. p. 454.
  5. "Bunbury, Sir Henry, 3rd Bt. (c.1678-1733), of Bunbury and Stanney, nr. Chester. History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org.
  6. "Bunbury Sir Charles, 4th Bt. (1708-42), of Bunbury and Stanney, nr. Chester. History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org.
  7. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Bunbury, Rev. Sir William" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  8. "Bunbury, Sir Thomas Charles, 6th Bt. (1740-1821), of Barton, Suff., History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org.
  9. Foster, Joseph (1881). The Baronetage and Knightage. Nichols and Sons. p. 86.
  10. "Bunbury, Edward Herbert (BNBY829EH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  11. "Bunbury, Sir Henry Charles John". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 6 August 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  12. "Bunbury, Sir Charles Henry Napier". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 6 August 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  13. "Bunbury, Sir (John) William Napier". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 6 August 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  14. "Bunbury, Sir Michael (William)". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 6 August 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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