Monson baronets of Thatched House Lodge (1905)

The Monson baronetcy, of Thatched House Lodge in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 23 February 1905 for the Hon. Edmund Monson, who had held a number of diplomatic posts, ultimately British Ambassador to France from 1896 to 1904. He was the fourth son of the 6th Baron Monson.[1]

The 2nd Baronet had no sons, and was succeeded by his two brothers.[2] The 3rd Baronet was also a British diplomat.[3] The title became extinct on the death of the 4th Baronet in 1969, who left no heir.[4]

Monson baronets, of Thatched House Lodge (1905)

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (99th ed.). London: Burke's Peerage Ltd. and Shaw Publishing. 1949. p. 1412.
  2. ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1895). Armorial Families: A Complete Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, and a Directory of Some Gentlemen of Coat-armour, and Being the First Attempt to Show which Arms in Use at the Moment are Borne by Legal Authority. Jack. p. 703. Retrieved 11 December 2018. Sir George Louis Esmé John Monson.
  3. ^ Burke, Sir Bernard, ed. (1939). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (97th ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 1762.
  4. ^ a b "Monson, Sir George Louis Esmé John". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. ^ "Monson, Rt Hon. Sir Edmund John". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ^ "Monson, Sir Maxwell William Edmund John". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. ^ "Monson, Sir Edmund St John Debonnaire John". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)