Graves-Sawle Baronets
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The Graves-Sawle Baronetcy, of Penrice in the County of Cornwall
and of Barley in the County of Devon
, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 22 March 1836 for Joseph Graves-Sawle. Born Joseph Graves, he had assumed by Royal license the surname of Sawle only in 1815, which was that of his maternal grandfather. However, in 1827 he resumed by Royal license the surname of Graves in addition to that of Sawle. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament
for Bodmin
. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1932.
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
and of Barley in the County of Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 22 March 1836 for Joseph Graves-Sawle. Born Joseph Graves, he had assumed by Royal license the surname of Sawle only in 1815, which was that of his maternal grandfather. However, in 1827 he resumed by Royal license the surname of Graves in addition to that of Sawle. The second Baronet 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 Bodmin
Bodmin (UK Parliament constituency)
Bodmin was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall from 1295 until 1983. Initially, it was a parliamentary borough, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England and later the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1868 general...
. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1932.
Graves-Sawle Baronets, of Penrice and Barley (1836)
- Sir Joseph Sawle Graves-Sawle, 1st Baronet (1793-1865)
- Sir Charles Graves-Sawle, 2nd BaronetSir Charles Graves-Sawle, 2nd BaronetSir Charles Brune Graves-Sawle, 2nd Baronet was a baronet and a member of the British House of Commons representing Bodmin....
(1816-1903) - Sir Francis Aylmer Graves-Sawle, 3rd Baronet (1849-1903)
- Sir Charles John Graves-Sawle, 4th Baronet (1851-1932)