Dalston Baronets
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The Baronetcy of Dalston of Dalston was created in the Baronetage of England on 15 February 1641 for William Dalston of Dalston Hall, near Carlisle, Cumbria
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The Dalston family were descended from Hubert de Vaux, Lord Gillesland and Baron of Dalston about the time of the Norman Conquest. In the 17th century they strongly supported the Royalist cause
. Sir John Dalston and his son Sir George Dalston (father of the first Baronet) both served as High Sheriff of Cumberland
during the reign of James I
. The latter represented Cumberland
in the Long Parliament
of 1640.
The first Baronet was Member of Parliament
for Carlisle
1640-44 and High Sheriff of Cumberland
in 1665. Latterly his seat was at Heath Hall, Yorkshire. The second Baronet , who was knighted in 1663, prior to his succession, served as High Sheriff
of Cumberland
in 1661.
The Baronetcy was extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1765. He had sold the estates in 1761.
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
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The Dalston family were descended from Hubert de Vaux, Lord Gillesland and Baron of Dalston about the time of the Norman Conquest. In the 17th century they strongly supported the Royalist cause
Cavalier
Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I and son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration...
. Sir John Dalston and his son Sir George Dalston (father of the first Baronet) both served as High Sheriff of Cumberland
High Sheriff of Cumberland
The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
during the reign of 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...
. The latter represented Cumberland
Cumberland (UK Parliament constituency)
Cumberland is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. 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. It was represented by two Knights of...
in the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
of 1640.
The first Baronet was 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 Carlisle
Carlisle (UK Parliament constituency)
Carlisle is a 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. It was a Labour seat from 1964 until 2010, although the Conservatives came close to victory in the elections in...
1640-44 and High Sheriff of Cumberland
High Sheriff of Cumberland
The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
in 1665. Latterly his seat was at Heath Hall, Yorkshire. The second Baronet , who was knighted in 1663, prior to his succession, served as High Sheriff
High Sheriff
A high sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.In England and Wales, the office is unpaid and partly ceremonial, appointed by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall, the High Sheriff is appointed by the Duke of...
of Cumberland
Cumberland
Cumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
in 1661.
The Baronetcy was extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1765. He had sold the estates in 1761.
Dalston of Dalston (1641)
- Sir William Dalston, 1st BaronetSir William Dalston, 1st BaronetSir William Dalston, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1644. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War....
(d 1683) - Sir John Dalston, 2nd Baronet (d 1711)
- Sir Charles Dalston, 3rd Baronet (d 1723)
- Sir George Dalston, 4th Baronet (d 1765)