Bickerton baronets
The Bickerton Baronetcy, of Upwood in the County of Huntingdon, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain.[1] It was created on 29 May 1778 for Sir Richard Bickerton, a British naval commander who later rose to the rank of rear admiral and represented Rochester in the British House of Commons.[2][3]
His son, Sir Richard Bickerton, 2nd Baronet, also became a Royal Navy officer before succeeding to the baronetcy in 1792. He became a Lord of the Admiralty, represented Poole in the House of Commons, and rose to the rank of admiral.[2][4] The baronetcy became extinct on his death in 1832.[2]
Bickerton baronets, of Upwood (1778)
[edit]- Sir Richard Bickerton, 1st Baronet (1727–1792)[2][3]
- Sir Richard Hussey Bickerton, 2nd Baronet (1759–1832)[2][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 11875". The London Gazette. 19 May 1778. p. 1.
- ^ a b c d e Cokayne, George Edward (1906). Complete Baronetage. Vol. V. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. pp. 195–196.
- ^ a b Aspinall, Arthur. "Bickerton, Sir Richard, 1st Bt. (1727-92), of Upwood, Hunts., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
- ^ a b Thorne, R. G. "Bickerton, Sir Richard, 2nd Bt. (1759-1832), of Upwood, Hunts., History of Parlliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org.
