Black Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Black, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
The Black Baronetcy, of Louth Park in the County of Lincoln, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 2 February 1918 for the steamship owner Alec Black. The title became extinct on his death in 1942.
The Black Baronetcy, of Midgham in the County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 19 June 1922 for Robert James Black. He was a Director of The Shell Transport and Trading Company
and Chairman of the Mercantile Bank of India
. As of 2007 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baronet, who succeeded his father in 1979.
There is no heir to the baronetcy.
The Black Baronetcy, of Louth Park in the County of Lincoln, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 2 February 1918 for the steamship owner Alec Black. The title became extinct on his death in 1942.
The Black Baronetcy, of Midgham in the County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 19 June 1922 for Robert James Black. He was a Director of The Shell Transport and Trading Company
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and Chairman of the Mercantile Bank of India
Mercantile Bank of India, London and China
The Mercantile Bank of India, London and China was an Anglo-Indian with business focus in the Far East.-History:The bank was established in October 1853 in Bombay , but its headquarters moved to London in 1858...
. As of 2007 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baronet, who succeeded his father in 1979.
Black Baronets, of Midgham (1922)
- Sir Robert James Black, 1st Baronet (1860–1925)
- Sir Robert Andrew Stransham Black, 2nd Baronet (1902–1979)
- Sir (Robert) David Black, 3rd Baronet (b. 1929)
There is no heir to the baronetcy.