Sleight Baronets
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The Sleight Baronetcy, of Weelsby Hall in Clee in the County of Lincoln, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 29 June 1920 for the fishing magnate George Sleight
. The second Baronet was High Sheriff
and a Justice of the Peace
and Deputy Lieutenant
for Lincolnshire
.
George Sleight
Sir George Frederick Sleight, 1st Baronet was an English fishing trawler owner.Sleight claimed that he started his career as a cockle-gatherer on the seashore at Grimsby. He went on to build a fishing empire that boasted the largest fleet of trawling smacks in the world...
. The second Baronet was High Sheriff
High Sheriff
A high sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.In England and Wales, the office is unpaid and partly ceremonial, appointed by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall, the High Sheriff is appointed by the Duke of...
and a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
and 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 Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
.
Sleight Baronets, of Weelsby Hall (1920)
- Sir George Frederick Sleight, 1st Baronet (1853-1921)
- Sir Ernest Sleight, 2nd Baronet (1873-1946)
- Sir John Frederick Sleight, 3rd Baronet (1909-1990)
- Sir Richard Sleight, 4th Baronet (b. 1946)