Corry Baronets
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The Corry Baronetcy, of Dunraven in the County of Antrim, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 10 September 1883 for James Corry
, Conservative
Member of Parliament
for Belfast and Armagh Mid. The second Baronet was a Director of the Cunard Steamship Company
. As of 2007 the presumed fifth and present Baronet has not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy considered dormant. For more information, follow this link.
The Corry family is of Scottish descent but settled near Newtownards, County Down
in the early 17th century. The title's reference to "Dunraven" is derived from the first baronets residence on the Malone Road
, Belfast
.
Sir James Corry, 1st Baronet
Sir James Porter Corry, 1st Baronet was a British politician. He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1874 to 1885 and an Irish Unionist Alliance MP from 1886 until his death....
, Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Belfast and Armagh Mid. The second Baronet was a Director of the Cunard Steamship Company
Cunard Line
Cunard Line is a British-American owned shipping company based at Carnival House in Southampton, England and operated by Carnival UK. It has been a leading operator of passenger ships on the North Atlantic for over a century...
. As of 2007 the presumed fifth and present Baronet has not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy considered dormant. For more information, follow this link.
The Corry family is of Scottish descent but settled near Newtownards, County Down
County Down
-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
in the early 17th century. The title's reference to "Dunraven" is derived from the first baronets residence on the Malone Road
Malone Road
The Malone Road is a radial road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, leading from the university quarter southwards to the affluent suburbs of Malone and Upper Malone, each a separate electoral ward...
, Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
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Corry Baronets, of Dunraven (1885)
- Sir James Porter Corry, 1st BaronetSir James Corry, 1st BaronetSir James Porter Corry, 1st Baronet was a British politician. He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1874 to 1885 and an Irish Unionist Alliance MP from 1886 until his death....
(1826-1891) - Sir William Corry, 2nd Baronet (1859-1926) - lived at Eaton SquareEaton SquareEaton Square is a residential garden square in London's Belgravia district. It is one of the three garden squares built by the Grosvenor family when they developed the main part of Belgravia in the 19th century, and is named after Eaton Hall, the Grosvenor country house in Cheshire...
, London (SW1). - Sir James Perowne Ivo Myles Corry, 3rd Baronet (1892-1987) - Educated at Eton and Cambridge, lived in Jersey (his house was called Dunraven).
- Sir William James Corry, 4th Baronet (1924-2000)
- Sir James Michael Corry, 5th Baronet (b. 1946) - educated at DownsideDownsideDownside can refer to:*Downside Abbey, a monastery in Somerset, England*Downside School, a public school in Somerset, England*Downside, a sub-district of Redhill, Somerset, England*Downside, Surrey, a small village in the county of Surrey, England...
and lives in SomersetSomersetThe ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
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