Temple Baronets
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There have been four Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Temple, two in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
The Temple Baronetcy, of Stowe in the County of Buckingham, was created in the Baronetage of England on 24 September 1611. For more information on this creation, see the Viscount Cobham
.
The Temple Baronetcy was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 7 July 1662 for the colonial administrator Thomas Temple
. He was a grandson of the first Baronet of the 1611 creation. The title became extinct on his death in 1674.
The Temple Baronetcy, of Sheen in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of England on 31 January 1666 for the politician William Temple. The title became extinct on his death in 1699.
The Temple Baronetcy, of The Nash in Kempsey in the County of Worcester, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 16 August 1876 for the politician and colonial administrator Richard Temple
. This family descends from William Dicken, who in 1740 married Henrietta, daughter and co-heir of the fifth Baronet of the 1611 creation. Their son assumed by Royal license the surname of Temple in lieu of Dicken in 1796. His grandson was the first Baronet.
The Temple Baronetcy, of Stowe in the County of Buckingham, was created in the Baronetage of England on 24 September 1611. For more information on this creation, see the Viscount Cobham
Viscount Cobham
Viscount Cobham is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1718 for Field Marshal Richard Temple, 1st Baron Cobham and 4th Baronet, of Stowe...
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The Temple Baronetcy was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 7 July 1662 for the colonial administrator Thomas Temple
Thomas Temple
Sir Thomas Temple, 1st Baronet was a British proprietor, governor of Acadia/ Nova Scotia...
. He was a grandson of the first Baronet of the 1611 creation. The title became extinct on his death in 1674.
The Temple Baronetcy, of Sheen in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of England on 31 January 1666 for the politician William Temple. The title became extinct on his death in 1699.
The Temple Baronetcy, of The Nash in Kempsey in the County of Worcester, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 16 August 1876 for the politician and colonial administrator Richard Temple
Sir Richard Temple, 1st Baronet
Sir Richard Temple, 1st Baronet, FRS, GCSI, CIE, PC was an administrator in British India and a British politician.-Career:...
. This family descends from William Dicken, who in 1740 married Henrietta, daughter and co-heir of the fifth Baronet of the 1611 creation. Their son assumed by Royal license the surname of Temple in lieu of Dicken in 1796. His grandson was the first Baronet.
Temple Baronets, of Stowe (1611)
- Sir Thomas Temple, 1st Baronet, of StoweSir Thomas Temple, 1st Baronet, of StoweSir Thomas Temple, 1st Baronet , was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.-Early life:Temple was born at Burton Dassett in Warwickshire, the eldest son of John Temple and Susan . As a child he moved with his father to Stowe House in Buckinghamshire...
(1567–1637) - Sir Peter Temple, 2nd BaronetSir Peter Temple, 2nd BaronetSir Peter Temple, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1653. He was a Parliamentarian in the English Civil War....
(1592–1653): MP for Buckingham in both the Short Parliament and the Long Parliament - Sir Richard Temple, 3rd BaronetSir Richard Temple, 3rd BaronetSir Richard Temple, 3rd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654 and from 1660 to 1697....
(1634–1697): MP for Warwickshire and Buckingham
- His son (Richard, 4th Baronet) became 1st Viscount Cobham - see the Viscount CobhamViscount CobhamViscount Cobham is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1718 for Field Marshal Richard Temple, 1st Baron Cobham and 4th Baronet, of Stowe...
- Sir William Temple, 5th Baronet (1694–1760)
- Sir Peter Temple, 6th Baronet (d. 1761)
- Sir Richard Temple, 7th Baronet (1731–1786) (dormant)
- Baronetcy claimed by the self-styled Sir John Temple, 8th BaronetJohn Temple (diplomat)John Temple , sometimes known as Sir John Temple, 8th Baronet, was the first British consul-general to the United States....
, but not universally acknowledged
Temple Baronets, of The Nash (1876)
- Sir Richard Temple, 1st BaronetSir Richard Temple, 1st BaronetSir Richard Temple, 1st Baronet, FRS, GCSI, CIE, PC was an administrator in British India and a British politician.-Career:...
(1826-1902) - Sir Richard Carnac TempleRichard Carnac TempleSir Richard Carnac Temple CIE was the British Chief Commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and an anthropological writer.-Army and political career:...
, 2nd Baronet (1850-1931) - Sir Richard Durand Temple, 3rd Baronet (1880-1962)
- Sir Richard Anthony Purbeck Temple, 4th Baronet (1913-2007)
- Sir Richard Chartier Carnac Temple, 5th Baronet (born 1937)