There have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Whitmore family, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extinct while one is still extant.

The Whitmore Baronetcy, of Apley in the County of Shropshire, was created in the Baronetage of England on 28 June 1641 for Thomas Whitmore

Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet

Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1640 and 1644. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.-Biography:...

, Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Bridgnorth

Bridgnorth (UK Parliament constituency)

Bridgnorth was a parliamentary borough in Shropshire which was represented in the House of Commons of England from 1295 until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until its abolition in 1885.It...

. The second Baronet also represented this constituency in Parliament as well as Shropshire

Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Shropshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Knights...

. The title became extinct on his death in 1699.

The Whitmore Baronetcy, of Orsett in the County of Essex, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 28 June 1954 for Francis Whitmore, Lord Lieutenant of Essex

Lord Lieutenant of Essex

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 from 1936 to 1958. Whitmore was a descendant of Richard Whitmore, brother of the first Baronet of the 1641 creation. As of 2010 the title is held by his son, the second Baronet, who succeeded in 1962. He is a well-known management consultant and former professional race-car driver.

The former seat of the Whitmore family was Apley Hall

Apley Hall

Apley Hall is an English Gothic Revival house located in Stockton, Shropshire. The building was completed in 1811 with adjoining property of of private parkland beside the river Severn. It was once home to the Whitmore , Foster and Avery families...

 in Shropshire

Shropshire

Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...

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Whitmore Baronets, of Apley (1641)

• Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet
  Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet
  Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1640 and 1644. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.-Biography:...
  
   (1612-1653)
• Sir William Whitmore, 2nd Baronet
  Sir William Whitmore, 2nd Baronet
  Sir William Whitmore, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1699.Whitmore was the son of Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet of Apley, Shropshire and his wife Elizabeth Acton, daughter of Sir William Acton, Bt. His father had been MP for Bridgnorth...
  
   (1637-1699)

Whitmore Baronets, of Orsett (1954)

• Sir Francis Henry Douglas Charlton Whitmore, 1st Baronet (1872-1962)
• Sir John Henry Douglas Whitmore, 2nd Baronet (b. 1937)