Waller Baronets
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The have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Waller, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2008.
The Waller Baronetcy, of Newport in the County of Tipperary, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 1 June 1780 for Robert Waller, Member of the Irish Parliament for Dundalk
and a Commissioner of Revenue. The second Baronet served as High Sheriff of King's County
in 1826. As of 13 June 2007 the presumed tenth and present Baronet has not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. For more information, follow this link.
The Waller Baronetcy, of Braywick Lodge in the County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 May 1815 for Wathen Waller, Groom of the Bedchamber to William IV
. Born Wathen Phipps, he was the son of Joshua Phipps and his wife Anne, daughter of Thomas Waller, and assumed by sign-manual in 1814 the surname of Waller in lieu of his patronymic as the heir of his maternal great-uncle James Waller. The third Baronet was a Major-General. The seventh Baronet was an author and poet and a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
. The title became extinct on his death in 1995.
The Waller Baronetcy, of Newport in the County of Tipperary, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 1 June 1780 for Robert Waller, Member of the Irish Parliament for Dundalk
Dundalk (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Dundalk was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1801.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Dundalk was represented with two members.-1689–1801:...
and a Commissioner of Revenue. The second Baronet served as High Sheriff of King's County
High Sheriff of King's County
The High Sheriff of King's County was the British Crown’s judicial representative in King's County , Ireland from the 16th century until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Offaly County Sheriff. The sheriff had judicial, electoral, ceremonial and...
in 1826. As of 13 June 2007 the presumed tenth and present Baronet has not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. For more information, follow this link.
The Waller Baronetcy, of Braywick Lodge in the County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 May 1815 for Wathen Waller, Groom of the Bedchamber to William IV
William IV of the United Kingdom
William IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death...
. Born Wathen Phipps, he was the son of Joshua Phipps and his wife Anne, daughter of Thomas Waller, and assumed by sign-manual in 1814 the surname of Waller in lieu of his patronymic as the heir of his maternal great-uncle James Waller. The third Baronet was a Major-General. The seventh Baronet was an author and poet and a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Royal Society of Literature
The Royal Society of Literature is the "senior literary organisation in Britain". It was founded in 1820 by George IV, in order to "reward literary merit and excite literary talent". The Society's first president was Thomas Burgess, who later became the Bishop of Salisbury...
. The title became extinct on his death in 1995.
Waller Baronets, of Newport (1780)
- Sir Robert Waller, 1st Baronet (1738-1780)
- Sir Robert Waller, 2nd Baronet (d. 1826)
- Sir Charles Townshend Waller, 3rd Baronet (d. 1830)
- Sir Edmund Waller, 4th Baronet (1797-1851)
- Sir Edmund Arthur Waller, 5th Baronet (1846-1888)
- Sir Charles Waller, 6th Baronet (1835-1912)
- Sir William Edgar Waller, 7th Baronet (1863-1943)
- Sir Roland Edgar Waller, 8th Baronet (1892-1958)
- Sir Robert William Waller, 9th Baronet (1934-2000)
- Sir John Michael Waller, 10th Baronet (b. 1962)
Waller Baronets, of Braywick Lodge (1815)
- Sir (Jonathan) Wathen Waller, 1st Baronet (1769-1853) (Jonathan Wathen Phipps), eye doctor
- Sir Thomas Wathen Waller, 2nd Baronet (1805-1892)
- Sir George Henry Waller, 3rd Baronet (1837-1892)
- Sir Francis Ernest Waller, 4th Baronet (1880-1914)
- Sir Wathen Arthur Waller, 5th Baronet (1881-1947)
- Sir Edmund Waller, 6th Baronet (1871-1954)
- Sir John Stanier Waller, 7th BaronetSir John Waller, 7th BaronetSir John Stanier Waller, 7th Baronet was an English author, poet and journalist. He was one of the group of Cairo poets during World War II...
(1917-1995)