St Clair-Ford Baronets
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The Ford, later St Clair-Ford Baronetcy, of Ember Court in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 22 February 1793 for Francis Ford, a member of the Council of Barbados
and Member of Parliament
for Newcastle-under-Lyme
. Captain St Clair Ford, youngest son of the second Baronet and grandfather of the sixth Baronet, assumed the additional surname of St Clair in 1878. The sixth Baronet was a Captain
in the Royal Navy
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Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
and 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle-under-Lyme (UK Parliament constituency)
Newcastle-under-Lyme is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- History :...
. Captain St Clair Ford, youngest son of the second Baronet and grandfather of the sixth Baronet, assumed the additional surname of St Clair in 1878. The sixth Baronet was a Captain
Captain (naval)
Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The NATO rank code is OF-5, equivalent to an army full colonel....
in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
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Ford, later St Clair-Ford Baronets, of Ember Court (1793)
- Sir Francis Ford, 1st Baronet (1758-1801)
- Sir Francis Ford, 2nd Baronet (1787-1839)
- Sir Francis John Ford, 3rd Baronet (1818-1850)
- Sir Francis Colville Ford, 4th Baronet (1850-1890)
- Sir (Francis Charles) Rupert Ford, 5th Baronet (1877-1948)
- Sir Aubrey St Clair-Ford, 6th Baronet (1904-1991)
- Sir James Anson St Clair-Ford, 7th Baronet (1952-2009)
- Sir Colin Anson St Clair-Ford, 8th Baronet (b. 1939)