Frank Baronets
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The Frank Baronetcy, of Withyham in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 19 June 1920 for the estate agent and public servant Howard Frank
. He was a senior partner in the firm of Knight, Frank and Rutland, and served as Director-General of Lands to the War Office
, Air Ministry
and Ministry of Munitions from 1917 to 1922.
There is no heir to the baronetcy.
Howard Frank
Sir Howard George Frank, 1st Baronet GBE KCB was an English estate agent and public servant.Frank was born in Blackhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He was educated at Marlborough College and then entered the estate agency profession, in which he remained all his life, eventually becoming recognised...
. He was a senior partner in the firm of Knight, Frank and Rutland, and served as Director-General of Lands to the War Office
War Office
The War Office was a department of the British Government, responsible for the administration of the British Army between the 17th century and 1964, when its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Defence...
, Air Ministry
Air Ministry
The Air Ministry was a department of the British Government with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the Royal Air Force, that existed from 1918 to 1964...
and Ministry of Munitions from 1917 to 1922.
Frank Baronets, of Withyham (1920)
- Sir Howard Frank, 1st Baronet (1871-1932)
- Sir Howard Frederick Frank, 2nd Baronet (1923-1944)
- Sir Robert John Frank, 3rd Baronet (1925-1987)
- Sir Robert Andrew Frank, 4th Baronet (b. 1964)
There is no heir to the baronetcy.