Mackenzie Baronets
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There have been ten Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Mackenzie, seven in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and three in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Four of the creations are extant as of 2010.
and later represented Cromartyshire. The fourth Baronet was Member of Parliament
for Inverness Burghs
and Cromartyshire. In 1744 he succeeded to the Mackenzie Baronetcy of Roystoun on the death of his uncle Sir James Mackenzie, 1st Baronet, of Roystoun (see below). On the death of the fifth/third Baronet in 1763 the next heir was under attainder and the baronetcies were consequently forfeited.
, ancestor of the Earls of Seaforth
, and of Sir Roderick Mackenzie, ancestor of the Earls of Cromarty. The third Baronet was involved in the Jacobite Rising of 1715
. He was attainted with the baronetcy forfeited.
However, the baronetcy has since been assumed by descendants of the brother of the third Baronet. It is claimed that the attainder did not include collateral branches. The tenth Baronet was Premier of Queensland
. The Right Reverend Henry Mackenzie
, Suffragan Bishop of Nottingham
, was the youngest son of John Mackenzie, third in descent from Simon Mackenzie, second son of the first Baronet. The presumed thirteenth and present Baronet has not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. For more information, follow this link. See also Muir Mackenzie Baronets
.
The Mackenzie Baronetcy, of Darien in the County of Ross, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 22 February 1703 for Alexander Mackenzie. The title became dormant on the early death of the fifth Baronet in 1839.
The Mackenzie, later Inglis Baronetcy, of Gairloch in the County of Ross, was created in Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 22 February 1703. For more information on this creation, see Inglis Baronets
.
The Mackenzie Baronetcy, of Scatwell in the County of Ross, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 22 February 1703 for Kenneth Mackenzie, who represented Ross-shire
in the Scottish Parliament. He was a descendant of Kenneth Mackenzie, brother of the first Baronet of the 1628 creation. The fifth Baronet represented Ross-shire
in the British Parliament and was Lord Lieutenant of Ross-shire
. The presumed tenth and eleventh Baronets never successfully proved their succession and neither has the presumed twelfth and present Baronet, with the baronetcy considered dormant since 1972. The Mackenzie Baronets of Tarbat is a collateral branch of the Mackenzie Earls of Cromarty and the present Baronet claims he is the representative as heir male collateral of Sir John Mackenzie, 1st Baronet, of Tarbat (see above).
The Mackenzie Baronetcy, of Royston in the County of Edinburgh, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 8 February 1704 for James Mackenzie. He was a younger son of George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie
, and the brother of Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, 3rd Baronet, of Tarbat
(see above). On his death in 1744 the title was passed on to his nephew Sir George Mackenzie, 4th Baronet, of Tarbat, who became the second Baronet (see above). On the death of the fifth/third Baronet in 1763 the next heir was under attainder and the baronetcies were consequently forfeited.
The Baillie, later Mackenzie Baronetcy, of Berkeley Square in the County of London, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 26 May 1819 for General Ewen Baillie, provisional Commander-in-Chief of The Bengal, with remainder in default of male issue of his own to his nephew and the male issue of his body. Baillie had already been created a Baronet, of Portman Square in the County of London, on 11 December 1812, with normal remainder to the heirs male of his body. The 1812 creation became extinct on his death in 1820 while the 1819 creation was passed on according to the special remainder to his nephew Alexander Mackenzie, the second Baronet. He was the son of Roderick Mackenzie and his wife, the half-sister of the first Baronet. Mackenzie was also a General in the British Army. He was childless and the 1819 creation became extinct on his death in 1853.
The Mackenzie Baronetcy, of Kilcoy in the County of Ross, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 15 March 1836 for Colin Mackenzie. He was a descendant of Alexander Mackenzie, son of the aforementioned Sir Colin "Cam" Mackenzie. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1883.
The Mackenzie Baronetcy, of Glen Muick in the County of Aberdeen, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 21 March 1890 for James Mackenzie, a Deputy Lieutenant
for Ross-shire
and Middlesex
. The third Baronet was a Colonel in the Scots Guards
and courtier. The presumed fifth Baronet has not successfully proven his succession and is consequently not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. For more information, follow this link.
Mackenzie Baronets, of Tarbat (1628/1704)
The Mackenzie Baronetcy, of Tarbat in the County of Ross, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 21 May 1628 for John Mackenzie. His son, the second Baronet, was created Earl of Cromarty in 1703. He resigned the baronetcy in favour of his younger son, Kenneth, who was created a Baronet in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 29 April 1704, with remainder to his heirs male whatsoever and with the precedence of 1628. The third Baronet was one of the Scottish representatives to the 1st Parliament of Great BritainScottish representatives to the 1st Parliament of Great Britain
Scottish representatives to the House of Commons of the 1st Parliament of Great Britain were not elected but co-opted in 1707 from the Commissioners of the last Parliament of Scotland.-Legal background to the composition of the 1st Parliament:...
and later represented Cromartyshire. The fourth 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 Inverness Burghs
Inverness Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Inverness Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918...
and Cromartyshire. In 1744 he succeeded to the Mackenzie Baronetcy of Roystoun on the death of his uncle Sir James Mackenzie, 1st Baronet, of Roystoun (see below). On the death of the fifth/third Baronet in 1763 the next heir was under attainder and the baronetcies were consequently forfeited.
- Sir John Mackenzie, 1st Baronet (d. 1654)
- George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie, 2nd BaronetGeorge Mackenzie, 1st Earl of CromartieGeorge Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie FRS , known as Sir George Mackenzie, 2nd Baronet from 1654 to 1685 and as The Viscount of Tarbat from 1685 to 1703, was a Scottish statesman....
(1630-1714) (created Earl of Cromarty in 1703 - resigned baronetcy in 1704 in favour of third Baronet) - Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, 3rd BaronetSir Kenneth Mackenzie, 3rd BaronetSir Kenneth Mackenzie, 3rd Baronet was a British baronet and politician.The younger son of Sir George Mackenzie, 2nd Baronet, his father resigned the baronetcy to him in 1704 after being created Earl of Cromartie....
(c. 1658-1728) - Sir George Mackenzie, 4th Baronet (d. 1748)
- Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, 5th Baronet (d. 1763)
Mackenzie Baronets, of Coul (1673)
The Mackenzie Baronetcy, of Coul in the County of Ross, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 16 October 1673 for Kenneth Mackenzie. His father Alexander Mackenzie of Coul was the illegitimate son of Colin Cam Mackenzie, 11th of Kintail, and half-brother of Kenneth Mackenzie, 1st Lord Mackenzie of KintailKenneth Mackenzie, 1st Lord Mackenzie of Kintail
Kenneth Mackenzie, the first Lord Mackenzie of Kintail , was a Highland clan chief who secured for himself and his heirs the entirety of the island of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides and successfully pursued a bloody feud with the Macdonells of Glengarry.-Origins:Mackenzie was the son of Colin Cam...
, ancestor of the Earls of Seaforth
Earl of Seaforth
Earl of Seaforth was a title in the Peerage of Scotland and Peerage of Great Britain. It was held by the family of Mackenzie from 1623 to 1716, and again from 1771 to 1781....
, and of Sir Roderick Mackenzie, ancestor of the Earls of Cromarty. The third Baronet was involved in the Jacobite Rising of 1715
Jacobite rising
The Jacobite Risings were a series of uprisings, rebellions, and wars in Great Britain and Ireland occurring between 1688 and 1746. The uprisings were aimed at returning James VII of Scotland and II of England, and later his descendants of the House of Stuart, to the throne after he was deposed by...
. He was attainted with the baronetcy forfeited.
However, the baronetcy has since been assumed by descendants of the brother of the third Baronet. It is claimed that the attainder did not include collateral branches. The tenth Baronet was Premier of Queensland
Premiers of Queensland
Before the 1890s, there was no developed party system in Queensland. Political affiliation labels before that time indicate a general tendency only. Before the end of the first decade of the twentieth century, political parties were more akin to parliamentary factions, and were fluid, informal and...
. The Right Reverend Henry Mackenzie
Henry Mackenzie (bishop)
The Rt Rev Henry Mackenzie was Bishop Suffragan of Nottingham from 1870 until 1877. Educated at Pembroke College, Oxford he had previously beenChaplain to the Bishop of Lincoln, Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields and Archdeacon of Nottingham before his elevation to the Episcopate...
, Suffragan Bishop of Nottingham
Anglican Bishop of Nottingham
The Anglican Bishop of Nottingham was an episcopal title used by a Church of England suffragan bishop. The title took its name after the county town of Nottingham and was first created under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534. Until 1837, Nottingham had been part of the Diocese of York, when it then...
, was the youngest son of John Mackenzie, third in descent from Simon Mackenzie, second son of the first Baronet. The presumed thirteenth and present Baronet has not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. For more information, follow this link. See also Muir Mackenzie Baronets
Muir Mackenzie Baronets
The Muir Mackenzie Baronetcy, of Delvine in the County of Perth, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 9 November 1805 for Alexander Muir Mackenzie...
.
- Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, 1st Baronet (c. 1620-c. 1680)
- Sir Alexander Mackenzie, 2nd Baronet (d. 1702)
- Sir John Mackenzie, 3rd Baronet (c. 1673-c. 1715)
- Sir Colin Mackenzie, 4th Baronet (1674-1740)
- Sir Alexander Mackenzie, 5th Baronet (d. 1792)
- Sir Alexander Mackenzie, 6th Baronet (d. 1796)
- Sir George Steuart Mackenzie, 7th Baronet (1780-1848)
- Sir Alexander Mackenzie, 8th Baronet (1805-1856)
- Sir William Mackenzie, 9th Baronet (1806-1868)
- Sir Robert Ramsay Mackenzie, 10th Baronet (1811–1873)
- Sir Arthur George Ramsay Mackenzie, 11th Baronet (1865-1935)
- Sir Robert Evelyn Mackenzie, 12th Baronet (1906-1990)
- Sir Peter Douglas Mackenzie, 13th Baronet (b. 1949)
Mackenzie Baronets, of Darien (1703)
The Mackenzie Baronetcy, of Darien in the County of Ross, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 22 February 1703 for Alexander Mackenzie. The title became dormant on the early death of the fifth Baronet in 1839.
- Sir Alexander Mackenzie, 1st Baronet (1663-1744)
- Sir George Mackenzie, 2nd Baronet (1711-c. 1780)
- Sir George Mackenzie, 3rd Baronet (1747-1815)
- Sir Arthur Mackenzie, 4th Baronet (1782-1836)
- Sir George Mackenzie, 5th Baronet (1811-1839)
Mackenzie, later Inglis Baronets, of Gairloch (1703)
The Mackenzie, later Inglis Baronetcy, of Gairloch in the County of Ross, was created in Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 22 February 1703. For more information on this creation, see Inglis Baronets
Inglis Baronets
There have been a number of creations of baronetcies with the surname Inglis. They are listed in order of creation. -Inglis of Cramond, Edinburgh :*Sir James Inglis, 1st Baronet*Sir John Inglis, 2nd Baronet*Sir Adam Inglis, 3rd Baronet...
.
Mackenzie Baronets, of Scatwell (1703)
The Mackenzie Baronetcy, of Scatwell in the County of Ross, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 22 February 1703 for Kenneth Mackenzie, who represented Ross-shire
Ross-shire
Ross-shire is an area in the Highland Council Area in Scotland. The name is now used as a geographic or cultural term, equivalent to Ross. Until 1889 the term denoted a county of Scotland, also known as the County of Ross...
in the Scottish Parliament. He was a descendant of Kenneth Mackenzie, brother of the first Baronet of the 1628 creation. The fifth Baronet represented Ross-shire
Ross-shire (UK Parliament constituency)
Ross-shire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
in the British Parliament and was Lord Lieutenant of Ross-shire
Lord Lieutenant of Ross-shire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Ross-shire. The office was replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty in 1891 through the operation of the Local Government Act 1889....
. The presumed tenth and eleventh Baronets never successfully proved their succession and neither has the presumed twelfth and present Baronet, with the baronetcy considered dormant since 1972. The Mackenzie Baronets of Tarbat is a collateral branch of the Mackenzie Earls of Cromarty and the present Baronet claims he is the representative as heir male collateral of Sir John Mackenzie, 1st Baronet, of Tarbat (see above).
- Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, 1st Baronet (d. 1730)
- Sir Roderick Mackenzie, 2nd Baronet (c. 1687-1750)
- Sir Lewis Mackenzie, 3rd Baronet (1715-1756)
- Sir Roderick Mackenzie, 4th Baronet (c. 1740-1811)
- Sir James Wemyss Mackenzie, 5th Baronet (1770-1843)
- Sir James John Randoll Mackenzie, 6th Baronet (1814-1884)
- Sir James Dixon Mackenzie, 7th Baronet (1830-1900)
- Sir James Kenneth Douglas Mackenzie, 8th Baronet (1859-1930)
- Sir Lewis Roderick Kenneth Mackenzie, 9th Baronet (1902-1972)
- Sir Roderick Campbell Mackenzie, 10th Baronet (1954-1981)
- Sir Roderick Edward Francois McQuhae Mackenzie, 11th Baronet (1894-1986)
- Sir Roderick McQuhae Mackenzie, 12th Baronet (b. 1942)
Mackenzie Baronets, of Royston (1704)
The Mackenzie Baronetcy, of Royston in the County of Edinburgh, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 8 February 1704 for James Mackenzie. He was a younger son of George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie
George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie
George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie FRS , known as Sir George Mackenzie, 2nd Baronet from 1654 to 1685 and as The Viscount of Tarbat from 1685 to 1703, was a Scottish statesman....
, and the brother of Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, 3rd Baronet, of Tarbat
Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, 3rd Baronet
Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, 3rd Baronet was a British baronet and politician.The younger son of Sir George Mackenzie, 2nd Baronet, his father resigned the baronetcy to him in 1704 after being created Earl of Cromartie....
(see above). On his death in 1744 the title was passed on to his nephew Sir George Mackenzie, 4th Baronet, of Tarbat, who became the second Baronet (see above). On the death of the fifth/third Baronet in 1763 the next heir was under attainder and the baronetcies were consequently forfeited.
- Sir James Mackenzie, 1st Baronet (c. 1671-1744)
- George Mackenzie (1708-1744)
- Sir George Mackenzie, 4th/2nd Baronet (d. 1748)
- Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, 5th/3rd Baronet (d. 1763)
Baillie, later Mackenzie Baronets, of Berkeley Square (1819)
The Baillie, later Mackenzie Baronetcy, of Berkeley Square in the County of London, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 26 May 1819 for General Ewen Baillie, provisional Commander-in-Chief of The Bengal, with remainder in default of male issue of his own to his nephew and the male issue of his body. Baillie had already been created a Baronet, of Portman Square in the County of London, on 11 December 1812, with normal remainder to the heirs male of his body. The 1812 creation became extinct on his death in 1820 while the 1819 creation was passed on according to the special remainder to his nephew Alexander Mackenzie, the second Baronet. He was the son of Roderick Mackenzie and his wife, the half-sister of the first Baronet. Mackenzie was also a General in the British Army. He was childless and the 1819 creation became extinct on his death in 1853.
- Sir Ewen Mackenzie, 1st Baronet (d. 1820)
- Sir Alexander Mackenzie, 2nd Baronet (c. 1771-1853)
Mackenzie Baronets, of Kilcoy (1836)
The Mackenzie Baronetcy, of Kilcoy in the County of Ross, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 15 March 1836 for Colin Mackenzie. He was a descendant of Alexander Mackenzie, son of the aforementioned Sir Colin "Cam" Mackenzie. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1883.
- Sir Colin Mackenzie, 1st Baronet (1782-1845)
- Sir Evan Mackenzie, 2nd Baronet (1816-1883)
Mackenzie Baronets, of Glen Muick (1890)
The Mackenzie Baronetcy, of Glen Muick in the County of Aberdeen, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 21 March 1890 for James Mackenzie, a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
for Ross-shire
Ross-shire
Ross-shire is an area in the Highland Council Area in Scotland. The name is now used as a geographic or cultural term, equivalent to Ross. Until 1889 the term denoted a county of Scotland, also known as the County of Ross...
and Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
. The third Baronet was a Colonel in the Scots Guards
Scots Guards
The Scots Guards is a regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, whose origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland...
and courtier. The presumed fifth Baronet has not successfully proven his succession and is consequently not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. For more information, follow this link.
- Sir James Thompson Mackenzie, 1st Baronet (1818-1890)
- Sir Allan Russell Mackenzie, 2nd Baronet (1850-1906)
- Sir Victor Audley Falconer Mackenzie, 3rd Baronet (1882-1944)
- Sir (Alexander George Anthony) Allan Mackenzie, 4th Baronet (1913-1993)
- Sir (James William) Guy Mackenzie, 5th Baronet (b. 1946)