The Whitaker Baronetcy, of Babworth in the County of Nottingham, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 15 July 1936 for Albert Edward Whitaker. He was a Colonel in the Army and served as a Justice of the Peace

Justice of the Peace

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, Deputy Lieutenant

Deputy Lieutenant

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 and High Sheriff

High Sheriff

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 for Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire

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. The second Baronet was a Major-General in the Coldstream Guards

Coldstream Guards

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.

The Labour

Labour Party (UK)

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 politician Benjamin Whitaker was the brother of the third Baronet.

Whitaker Baronets, of Babworth (1936)

• Sir Albert Edward Whitaker, 1st Baronet (1860-1945)
• Sir John Albert Charles Whitaker, 2nd Baronet (1897-1957)
• Sir James Herbert Ingham Whitaker, 3rd Baronet (1925-1999)
• Sir John James Ingham Whitaker, 4th Baronet (b. 1952)