The Starkey Baronetcy, of Norwood Park in the Parish of Southwell and the County of Nottingham, is a title in the baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 9 July 1935 for John Starkey, who had earlier represented Newark in the House of Commons as a conservative. The second baronet was a lieutenant-colonel in the army and served as High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1954. The third baronet was a deputy lieutenant of Nottinghamshire in 1981 and High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1987.
Starkey baronets, of Norwood Park (1935)
edit- Sir John Ralph Starkey, 1st Baronet (1859–1940)
- Sir William Randle Starkey, 2nd Baronet (1899–1977)
- Sir John Philip Starkey, 3rd Baronet (born 1938)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Henry John Starkey (born 1973).
Notes
editReferences
edit- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets