The Chetwynd Baronetcy, of Brocton Hall in the County of Stafford, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 1 May 1795 for George Chetwynd, of Brocton Hall

Brocton Hall

Brocton Hall is an early 19th century Georgian mansion now serving as a golf clubhouse at Brocton, Staffordshire. It is a Grade II listed building....

, Staffordshire

Staffordshire

Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...

, for many years Clerk to the Privy Council. The second Baronet was Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Stafford

Stafford (UK Parliament constituency)

Stafford is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. The sitting MP is the Conservative Jeremy Lefroy....

 and High Sheriff of Warwickshire

High Sheriff of Warwickshire

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 in 1828. The fourth Baronet served as High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1875. As of 13 June 2007 the presumed ninth Baronet has not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy dormant since 2004.

This family is a junior branch of the Chetwynds of Ingestre

Ingestre Hall

Ingestre Hall is a 17th century Jacobean mansion situated at Ingestre, near Stafford, Staffordshire, England, which is now in use as a Residential Arts and Conference Centre. It is a Grade II* listed building.Ingestre is mentioned in the Domesday Book...

, Staffordshire. The first Baronet was a descendant of Thomas Chetwynd (d. 1555), whose brother Anthony Chetwynd was the grandfather of Walter Chetwynd, 1st Viscount Chetwynd (see Viscount Chetwynd

Viscount Chetwynd

Viscount Chetwynd, of Bearhaven in the County of Kerry, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1717 for Walter Chetwynd, with remainder to the issue male of his father John Chetwynd. He was made Baron Rathdowne, in the County of Dublin, at the same time, also in the Peerage of...

). The first Baronet inherited an estate at Grendon

Grendon

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, North Warwickshire

North Warwickshire

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, in 1798 and Grendon Hall (demolished 1935) became the family seat.

Chetwynd Baronets, of Brocton Hall (1795)

• Sir George Chetwynd, 1st Baronet (1739-1824)
• Sir George Chetwynd, 2nd Baronet (1783-1850)
• Sir George Chetwynd, 3rd Baronet (1808-1869)
• Sir George Chetwynd, 4th Baronet (1849-1917)
• Sir George Guy Chetwynd, 5th Baronet (1874-1935)
• Sir Victor James Chetwynd, 6th Baronet (1902-1938)
• Sir (Arthur Henry) Talbot Chetwynd, 7th Baronet (1887-1972)
• Sir Arthur Ralph Chetwynd, 8th Baronet (1913-2004)
• Sir Robin John Chetwynd, 9th Baronet (b. 1941)