Vestey Baronets
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The have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Vestey family, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both creations are extant as of 2010.
The Vestey Baronetcy, of Bessemer House, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 21 June 1913 for William Vestey
. In 1921 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Vestey
(see this title for more information).
The Vestey Baronetcy, of Shirley in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 27 June 1921 for Edmund Vestey
. He was the younger brother of the first Baronet of the 1913 creation and the co-founder of the shipping line the Blue Star Line. As of 2010 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baronet, who succeeded his father in 2005.
The Vestey Baronetcy, of Bessemer House, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 21 June 1913 for William Vestey
William Vestey, 1st Baron Vestey
William Vestey, 1st Baron Vestey Bt was an English shipping magnate.William Vestey came from an old Liverpool family of traders. In 1876, at the age of seventeen, he was sent to Chicago by his father Samuel Vestey, a provisioner of Liverpool.William first managed a meat canning factory that was...
. In 1921 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Vestey
Baron Vestey
Baron Vestey, of Kingswood in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1922 for the shipping magnate Sir William Vestey, 1st Baronet. He was the co-founder of the Blue Star Line...
(see this title for more information).
The Vestey Baronetcy, of Shirley in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 27 June 1921 for Edmund Vestey
Sir Edmund Vestey, 1st Baronet
Sir Edmund Hoyle Vestey, 1st Baronet was an English food producer and importer and shipowner, co-founder of Vestey Brothers....
. He was the younger brother of the first Baronet of the 1913 creation and the co-founder of the shipping line the Blue Star Line. As of 2010 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baronet, who succeeded his father in 2005.
Vestey Baronets, of Shirley (1921)
- Sir Edmund Hoyle Vestey, 1st BaronetSir Edmund Vestey, 1st BaronetSir Edmund Hoyle Vestey, 1st Baronet was an English food producer and importer and shipowner, co-founder of Vestey Brothers....
(1866-1953) - Sir (John) Derek Vestey, 2nd Baronet (1914-2005)
- Sir Paul Edmund Vestey, 3rd Baronet (b. 1944)