Bird Baronets
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The Bird Baronetcy, of Solihull in the County of Warwick, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 27 January 1922 for the chemist and food manufacturer Alfred Frederick Bird
. He was the son of Alfred Bird
, the inventor of Bird's Custard
. Bird was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet
. He was Chairman of the family firm of Alfred Bird & Sons Ltd and also represented Wolverhampton West
in Parliament. He died without male issue and was succeeded by his nephew, the third Baronet. He was the son of Geoffrey Bird, second son of the first Baronet. As of 2007 the title is held by his son, the fourth Baronet, who succeeded in 1963.
Sir Alfred Bird, 1st Baronet
Sir Alfred Frederick Bird, 1st Baronet was a British chemist, food manufacturer and Conservative Party politician...
. He was the son of Alfred Bird
Alfred Bird
Alfred Bird was a British food manufacturer and chemist. He was born in Nympsfield, Gloucestershire, England in 1811 was the inventor of a series of food products mostly now taken for granted...
, the inventor of Bird's Custard
Bird's Custard
Bird's Custard is the original version of what is known generically as custard powder. It is a cornflour -based powder which thickens to form a custard-like sauce when mixed with milk and heated to a sufficient temperature...
. Bird was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet
Sir Robert Bird, 2nd Baronet
Sir Robert Bland Bird, 2nd Baronet KBE was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.- Biography :...
. He was Chairman of the family firm of Alfred Bird & Sons Ltd and also represented Wolverhampton West
Wolverhampton West (UK Parliament constituency)
Wolverhampton West was a borough constituency in the town of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-History:...
in Parliament. He died without male issue and was succeeded by his nephew, the third Baronet. He was the son of Geoffrey Bird, second son of the first Baronet. As of 2007 the title is held by his son, the fourth Baronet, who succeeded in 1963.
Bird Baronets, of Solihull (1922)
- Sir Alfred Frederick Bird, 1st BaronetSir Alfred Bird, 1st BaronetSir Alfred Frederick Bird, 1st Baronet was a British chemist, food manufacturer and Conservative Party politician...
(1849-1922) - Sir Robert Bland Bird, 2nd BaronetSir Robert Bird, 2nd BaronetSir Robert Bland Bird, 2nd Baronet KBE was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.- Biography :...
(1876-1960) - Sir Donald Geoffrey Bird, 3rd Baronet (1906-1963)
- Sir Richard Geoffrey Chapman Bird, 4th Baronet (b. 1935)