Booth Baronets
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The Booth Baronetcy, of Dunham Massey
Dunham Massey
Dunham Massey is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The parish includes the villages of Sinderland Green, Dunham Woodhouse and Dunham Town, along with Dunham Massey Park, formerly the home of the last Earl of Stamford and owned by the National Trust...
in the County of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 22 May 1611 for Sir George Booth, Sheriff of both Lancashire and Cheshire. The Booths were amongst the first eighteen families raised to the baronetage when the Order of Baronets was first instituted by James I
James I of England
James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...
in 1611. Booth was succeeded by his grandson, the second Baronet. In 1661 he was raised to the Peerage of England
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
as Baron Delamer, of Dunham Massey in the County of Chester. On his death the title passed to his eldest surviving son, the second Baron. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chancellor of the Exchequer
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all economic and financial matters. Often simply called the Chancellor, the office-holder controls HM Treasury and plays a role akin to the posts of Minister of Finance or Secretary of the...
between 1689 and 1690. On 17 April 1690 he was made Earl of Warrington in the Peerage of England. The earldom became extinct on the death of his son, the second Earl, in 1758. The baronetcy and barony was passed on to the late Earl's first cousin, the fourth Baron. He was the son of the Venerable Robert Booth, Dean of Bristol, younger son of the first Baron. On his death in 1770 the barony became extinct. However, he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his second cousin, the sixth Baronet. He was the grandson of Nathaniel Booth, younger brother of the first Baron. The baronetcy became dormant on his death in 1797.
The Hon. Langham
Langham
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Booth, younger son of the first Earl of Warrington, sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Cheshire
Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Cheshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentiary constituency for the county of Cheshire. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832.As a county...
. Lady Mary Booth, daughter of the second Earl, married Harry Grey, 4th Earl of Stamford
Harry Grey, 4th Earl of Stamford
Harry Grey, 4th Earl of Stamford was an English peer, styled Lord Grey from 1720 to 1739.Harry Grey was born in Enville Hall, the eldest son of Henry Grey, 3rd Earl of Stamford. He was educated at Rugby and Westminster. In 1736, he married Lady Mary Booth, the only daughter and heiress of George...
. In 1796 the barony of Delamer and earldom of Warrington were revived in favour of their son, George Grey, 5th Earl of Stamford
George Grey, 5th Earl of Stamford
George Harry Grey, 5th Earl of Stamford , styled Lord Grey from 1739 to 1768, was an English nobleman....
. See Earl of Stamford
Earl of Stamford
Earl of Stamford was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1628 for Henry Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Groby. This Grey family descended through Lord John Grey, of Pirgo, Essex, younger son of Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset, and younger brother of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk Earl...
for more information on this branch of the family.
The Booth Baronetcy, of Portland Place in the County of London, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 27 March 1835 for the wealthy gin distiller Felix Booth. This family may have been scions of the ancient Booth family of Dunham Massey, their coat of arms alluding to a connection by displaying the distinctive boars' heads
Lawrence Booth
Lawrence Booth was Prince-Bishop of Durham and Lord Chancellor of England, before becoming Archbishop of York.-Life:A scion of the ancient Cheshire family of Booth which remained seated at Dunham Massey until the middle of the eighteenth century, Lawrence Booth started out reading both civil and...
, although this is unproven. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1896.
The Booth Baronetcy, of Allerton Beeches in the City of Liverpool, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 24 January 1916 for Alfred Allen Booth, a Director of Alfred Booth and Company
Alfred Booth and Company
Alfred Booth and Company was founded in 1863 by Alfred Booth and his more famous brother, the English philanthropist and poverty reformer, Charles Booth and grew from being a small merchant house into a large international concern.-History:...
and Chairman of the Cunard Steamship Company. He was a member of a cadet branch
Cadet branch
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of the ancient Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
family, being descended from the Booths of Twemlow
Twemlow
Twemlow is a civil parish, containing the village of Twemlow Green in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 Official UK Census, the population of the entire civil parish was 168.Twemlow lies along the A535 road.From the 16th to...
. As of 2011 the title is held by his grandson, Doug Booth, the third Baronet, who succeeded his father in 1960. He is a television and film writer living in the United States. The eminent Victorian social researcher and philanthropist
Philanthropist
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...
Charles Booth
Charles Booth (philanthropist)
Charles Booth was an English philanthropist and social researcher. He is most famed for his innovative work on documenting working class life in London at the end of the 19th century, work that along with that of Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree influenced government intervention against poverty in the...
was the uncle of the first Baronet; to Gladstone's dismay, he declined offers of elevation to the peerage
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
.
The Gore-Booth Baronets are descended in the maternal line from the Salford branch
Cadet branch
Cadet branch is a term in genealogy to describe the lineage of the descendants of the younger sons of a monarch or patriarch. In the ruling dynasties and noble families of much of Europe and Asia, the family's major assets – titles, realms, fiefs, property and income – have...
of the ancient Booths of Dunham Massey
Dunham Massey
Dunham Massey is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The parish includes the villages of Sinderland Green, Dunham Woodhouse and Dunham Town, along with Dunham Massey Park, formerly the home of the last Earl of Stamford and owned by the National Trust...
. See Gore Baronets
Gore Baronets
There have been three Baronetcies created for members of the Gore family, all in the Baronetage of Ireland. All three titles are still extant...
for more information on this title.
Booth Baronets, of Dunham Massey (1611)
- Sir George Booth, 1st Baronet (1566–1652)
- Sir George Booth, 2nd BaronetGeorge Booth, 1st Baron DelamerGeorge Booth, 1st Baron Delamer , known as Sir George Booth, 2nd Baronet, from 1652 to 1661, was an English peer.-Civil War:...
(1622–1684) (created Baron Delamer in 1661)
Barons Delamer (1661)
- Sir George Booth, 2nd BaronetGeorge Booth, 1st Baron DelamerGeorge Booth, 1st Baron Delamer , known as Sir George Booth, 2nd Baronet, from 1652 to 1661, was an English peer.-Civil War:...
(1622–1684) - Henry Booth, 2nd Baron DelamerHenry Booth, 1st Earl of WarringtonHenry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington was a Member of Parliament, Privy Councillor, Protestant protagonist in the Revolution of 1688, Mayor of Chester and author.-Life:...
(1652–1694) (created Earl of Warrington in 1690)
Earls of Warrington (1690)
- Henry Booth, 1st Earl of WarringtonHenry Booth, 1st Earl of WarringtonHenry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington was a Member of Parliament, Privy Councillor, Protestant protagonist in the Revolution of 1688, Mayor of Chester and author.-Life:...
(1652–1694) - George Booth, 2nd Earl of WarringtonGeorge Booth, 2nd Earl of WarringtonGeorge Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington was the son of Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington by his wife Mary, the daughter and sole heiress of Sir James Langham, Bart. As the eldest surviving son, he inherited the title of Earl of Warrington on his father's death in 1693...
(1675–1758)
Booth Baronets, of Dunham Massey (1611; Dormant)
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Sir George Booth, 6th Baronet (1724–1797)
Booth Baronets, of Portland Place (1835)
- Sir Felix Booth, 1st Baronet (d. 1850)
- Sir Williamson Booth, 2nd Baronet (1811–1877)
- Sir Charles Booth, 3rd Baronet (1812–1896)
Booth Baronets, of Allerton Beeches (1916)
- Sir Alfred Allen Booth, 1st BaronetBenjamin Franklin Butler (lawyer)Benjamin Franklin Butler was a lawyer, legislator and Attorney General of the United States.-Early life:...
(1872–1948) - Sir Philip Booth, 2nd Baronet (1907–1960)
- Sir Douglas Allen Booth, 3rd Baronet (b. 1949)
See also
- Earl of StamfordEarl of StamfordEarl of Stamford was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1628 for Henry Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Groby. This Grey family descended through Lord John Grey, of Pirgo, Essex, younger son of Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset, and younger brother of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk Earl...
- Gore-Booth Baronets
- Lord Gore-BoothPaul Gore-Booth, Baron Gore-BoothPaul Henry Gore-Booth, Baron Gore-Booth, GCMG, KCVO, was a British diplomat. He served in HM Diplomatic Service and in retirement held the following appointments: Director: Grindlays Bank, 1969–79; United Kingdom Provident Institution, 1969–79; Registrar, Order of St Michael and St George,...