Macara Baronets
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The Macara Baronetcy, of Ardmore in St Anne-on-the-Sea in the County of Lancaster, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1911 for the Lancashire
cotton
-spinner, Charles Macara. The title became extinct upon the death of the fourth Baronet in Dudley
in 1986.
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
cotton
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....
-spinner, Charles Macara. The title became extinct upon the death of the fourth Baronet in Dudley
Dudley
Dudley is a large town in the West Midlands county of England. At the 2001 census , the Dudley Urban Sub Area had a population of 194,919, making it the 26th largest settlement in England, the second largest town in the United Kingdom behind Reading, and the largest settlement in the UK without...
in 1986.
Macara Baronets, of Ardmore (1911)
- Sir Charles Wright Macara, 1st Baronet (1845-1929)
- Sir William Cowper Macara, 2nd Baronet (1875-1931)
- Sir (Charles) Douglas Macara, 3rd Baronet (1904-1982)
- Sir Hugh Kenneth Macara, 4th Baronet (1913-1986)