Call Baronets
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The Call Baronetcy, of Whiteford in the County of Cornwall, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 28 July 1791 for John Call
Sir John Call, 1st Baronet
Sir John Call, 1st Baronet was an English engineer and baronet.He was born at Fenny Park, Tiverton, Devon, educated at Blundell's School and went to India at the age of 17 with Benjamin Robins, the chief engineer and captain-general of artillery in the East India Company's settlements...

, 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,...

 for Callington
Callington (UK Parliament constituency)
Callington was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1585 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Reform Act 1832.-History:...

 from 1784 to 1801. He was succeeded by his son William, the second Baronet. He served as High Sheriff
High Sheriff
A high sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.In England and Wales, the office is unpaid and partly ceremonial, appointed by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall, the High Sheriff is appointed by the Duke of...

 of Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...

. His son and successor, William, the third Baronet, was also High Sheriff of Cornwall. The title became extinct on the death of the latter's son, the fourth Baronet, in 1903.

Call Baronets, of Whiteford (1791)

  • Sir John Call, 1st Baronet
    Sir John Call, 1st Baronet
    Sir John Call, 1st Baronet was an English engineer and baronet.He was born at Fenny Park, Tiverton, Devon, educated at Blundell's School and went to India at the age of 17 with Benjamin Robins, the chief engineer and captain-general of artillery in the East India Company's settlements...

     (1732–1801)
  • Sir William Pratt Call, 2nd Baronet
    Sir William Call, 2nd Baronet
    Sir William Pratt Call, 2nd Baronet is best known for holding the office of High Sheriff of Cornwall between 1807 and 1808, and for being a partner in a London banking house....

    (1781–1851)
  • Sir William Berkeley Call, 3rd Baronet (1815–1864)
  • Sir William George Montagu Call, 4th Baronet (1849–1903)
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