Petrie Baronets
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The Petrie Baronetcy, of Carrowcarden, Castleconnor, in the Barony of Tireragh in the County of Sligo, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 20 June 1918 for Sir Charles Petrie, Lord Mayor of Liverpool
from 1901 to 1902. The third Baronet was a well-known historian. The fifth Baronet is a prominent diplomat and served as British Ambassador to Belgium from 1985 to 1989.
Lord Mayor of Liverpool
The office of Mayor of Liverpool has existed since the foundation of Liverpool as a borough by the Royal Charter of King John in 1207. This changed, however, some time after Liverpool was granted city status in 1880 when it was deemed necessary for the "second city of the Empire" to have a Lord Mayor...
from 1901 to 1902. The third Baronet was a well-known historian. The fifth Baronet is a prominent diplomat and served as British Ambassador to Belgium from 1985 to 1989.
Petrie Baronets, of Carrowcarden (1918)
- Sir Charles Petrie, 1st Baronet (1853-1920)
- Sir Edward Lindsay Haddon Petrie, 2nd Baronet (1881-1927)
- Sir Charles Alexander Petrie, 3rd Baronet (1895-1977)
- Sir (Charles) Richard Borthwick Petrie, 4th Baronet (1921-1988)
- Sir Peter Charles Petrie, 5th Baronet (b. 1932)