Cunliffe-Owen Baronets
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The Cunliffe-Owen Baronetcy, of Bray in the County of Berkshire, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 2 February 1920 for the industrialist Hugo Cunliffe-Owen
. He was Chairman and President of the British-American Tobacco Company
.
Sir Philip Cunliffe-Owen
, father of the first Baronet, was Director of the South Kensington Museum
(now the Victoria and Albert Museum) from 1874 to 1893.
There is no heir to the baronetcy.
Hugo Cunliffe-Owen
Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen, 1st Baronet was an English industrialist.Cunliffe-Owen was the younger son of Sir Philip Cunliffe-Owen. He was educated at Brighton College and then Clifton College and then went into business in Bristol...
. He was Chairman and President of the British-American Tobacco Company
British American Tobacco
British American Tobacco p.l.c. is a global tobacco company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s second largest quoted tobacco company by global market share , with a leading position in more than 50 countries and a presence in more than 180 countries...
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Sir Philip Cunliffe-Owen
Philip Cunliffe-Owen
Sir Francis Philip Cunliffe-Owen KCB, KCMG, CIE was an exhibition organizer and the Director of the South Kensington Museum in London.- Biography :...
, father of the first Baronet, was Director of the South Kensington Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
(now the Victoria and Albert Museum) from 1874 to 1893.
Cunliffe-Owen Baronets, of Bray (1920)
- Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen, 1st Baronet (1870-1947)
- Sir Dudley Herbert Cunliffe-Owen, 2nd Baronet (1923-1983)
- Sir Hugo Dudley Cunliffe-Owen, 3rd Baronet (b. 1966)
There is no heir to the baronetcy.