Hughes baronets of East Bergholt (1773)

Baronets of East Bergholt
CrestA lion couchant Or.[1]
ShieldAzure a lion rampant Or

The Hughes baronetcy, of East Bergholt in the County of Suffolk, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 17 July 1773 for Richard Hughes,[2] a captain in the Royal Navy and Commissioner of Portsmouth Dockyard. The 2nd Baronet was an Admiral of the Red and was second-in-command under Lord Howe during the Relief of Gibraltar in 1782. He also served as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.[3]

Hughes baronets, of East Bergholt (1773)

  • Sir Richard Hughes, 1st Baronet (c. 1708–1779)[3]
  • Sir Richard Hughes, 2nd Baronet (c. 1729–1812)[3]
  • Sir Robert Hughes, 3rd Baronet (1739–1814)[3]
  • Sir Richard Hughes, 4th Baronet (1768–1833)[3]
  • Sir Richard Hughes, 5th Baronet (1803–1863)[3]
  • Sir Edward Hughes, 6th Baronet (1807–1871)[3]
  • Sir Frederick Hughes, 7th Baronet (1816–1889)[3]
  • Sir Thomas Collingwood Hughes, 8th Baronet (1800–1889)[3]
  • Sir Alfred Hughes, 9th Baronet (1825–1898)[3][4]
  • Sir (Alfred) Collingwood Hughes, 10th Baronet (1854–1932), High Sheriff of Suffolk from 1923 to 1924.[3][5]
  • Sir Reginald Johansson Hughes, 11th Baronet (1882–1945)[6]
  • Sir Robert Heywood Hughes, 12th Baronet (1865–1951)[7]
  • Sir Richard Edgar Hughes, 13th Baronet (1897–1970)[8]
  • Sir David Collingwood Hughes, 14th Baronet (1936–2003)[9]
  • Sir Thomas Collingwood Hughes, 15th Baronet (born 1966)[10]

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Alfred Collingwood Hughes (born 2001).[10]

Notes

  1. ^ Burke's Peerage, 37th edition. 1875.
  2. ^ "No. 11365". The London Gazette. 29 June 1773. p. 2.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (99th ed.). London: Burke's Peerage Ltd. and Shaw Publishing. 1949. pp. 1048–9.
  4. ^ "Hughes, Sir Alfred". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. ^ "Hughes, Sir Collingwood". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ^ "Hughes, Sir Reginald Johnasson". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. ^ "Hughes, Sir Robert Heywood". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  8. ^ "Hughes, Sir Richard Edgar". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  9. ^ "Hughes, Sir David (Collingwood)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  10. ^ a b "Hughes, Sir Thomas (Collingwood)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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