Wilmot baronets of Osmaston (1772)

The Wilmot baronetcy, of Osmaston in the County of Derby, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 10 October 1772 for Robert Wilmot, Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.[1]

The 2nd Baronet was High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1796.[1] The 3rd Baronet, Sir Robert Wilmot-Horton, was Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1818 to 1830, and served as Governor of Ceylon from 1831 to 1837.[2] The 4th Baronet was High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1846.[1] The title became extinct on the death of the 6th Baronet in 1931.[3]

Wilmot baronets, of Osmaston (1772)

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Cokayne, George Edward (1906). Complete Baronetage. Vol. V. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. pp. 159–160.
  2. ^ a b "Wilmot, Robert John (1784-1841), of Osmaston, Derbys. and Sudbrook Park, Petersham, Surr., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
  3. ^ a b "Wilmot, Sir Robert (Rodney)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1891). "Wilmot, (Sir) Robert (Bart.)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: James Parker – via Wikisource.
  5. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1891). "Wilmot, (Sir) Robert (3rd Bart.)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: James Parker – via Wikisource.
  6. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1891). "Wilmot, (Sir) Robert Rodney (6th Bart.)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: James Parker – via Wikisource.