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| Whitehead baronets | |
|---|---|
Escutcheon of the Whitehead baronets of Highfield House, Berkshire | |
| Creation date | 1889[1] |
| Status | extant[2] |
| Motto | Virtute et labore, By pluck and work[1] |

The Whitehead baronetcy, of Highfield House in Catford Bridge in the County of Kent, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 26 November 1889 for James Whitehead, Lord Mayor of London for 1888/9 and later Member of Parliament for Leicester from 1892 to 1894.[3]
His younger son, the 3rd Baronet, was also a Member of Parliament, for South East Essex from 1906 to 1910.[3]
Whitehead baronets of Highfield House, Berkshire (1889)
[edit]- Sir James Whitehead, 1st Baronet (1834–1917)[3][4]
- Sir George Hugh Whitehead, 2nd Baronet (1861–1931)[3][5]
- Sir Rowland Edward Whitehead, 3rd Baronet (1863–1942)[3][6]
- Sir Philip Henry Rathbone Whitehead, 4th Baronet (1897–1953)[3][7]
- Sir Rowland John Rathbone Whitehead, 5th Baronet (1930–2007)[8]
- Sir Philip Henry Rathbone Whitehead, 6th Baronet (born 1957)[9]
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Orlando James Rathbone Whitehead (born 1994).
Notes
[edit]- 1 2 Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. London: Debrett's Peerage. 2000. p. B1100. ISBN 033354577X.
- ↑ "Official Roll". The Standing Council of the Baronetage. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (99th ed.). London: Burke's Peerage Ltd. and Shaw Publishing. 1949. pp. 2126–2127.
- ↑ "Whitehead, Sir James". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 15 February 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "Whitehead, Sir George Hugh". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 15 February 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "Whitehead, Sir Rowland Edward". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 15 February 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "Whitehead, Major Sir Philip Henry Rathbone". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 15 February 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "Whitehead, Sir Rowland (John Rathbone)". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 15 February 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "Whitehead, Sir Philip Henry Rathbone". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 15 February 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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