Butcher Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Butcher, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both are extinct.

The Butcher Baronetcy, of Danesfort in the County of Kerry, was created in the Baronettage of the United Kingdom on 28 June 1918 for John Butcher
John Butcher, 1st Baron Danesfort
John George Butcher, 1st Baron Danesfort QC , known as Sir John Butcher, Bt, between 1918 and 1924, was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician.-Background and education:...

, the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 (MP) for the City of York
City of York (UK Parliament constituency)
The City of York was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...

. He was subsequently ennobled as Baron Danesfort, and the baronetcy was merged with that title. Both titles became extinct on the death of the first Baronet in 1935.

The Butcher Baronetcy, of Holland in the County of Lincoln, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 22 July 1960 for Herbert Walter Butcher
Herbert Butcher
Sir Herbert Walter Butcher, 1st Baronet was an English Conservative and National Liberalpolitician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1937 to 1966....

, the Member of Parliament for Cambridge
Holland with Boston (UK Parliament constituency)
Holland with Boston was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:...

. The title became extinct on the death of the first Baronet in 1966.

Butcher Baronets, of Danesfort (1918)

  • Sir John George Butcher, 1st Baronet
    John Butcher, 1st Baron Danesfort
    John George Butcher, 1st Baron Danesfort QC , known as Sir John Butcher, Bt, between 1918 and 1924, was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician.-Background and education:...

     (1853–1935)

Butcher Baronets of Holland (1960)

  • Sir Herbert Butcher, 1st Baronet
    Herbert Butcher
    Sir Herbert Walter Butcher, 1st Baronet was an English Conservative and National Liberalpolitician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1937 to 1966....

    (1901–1966)
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