Danvers Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Danvers, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. Both creations are extinct.
The Danvers Baronetcy, of Culworth in the County of Northampton, was created in the Baronetage of England on 21 March 1643 for Samuel Danvers. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1776.
The Danvers Baronetcy, of Swithland in the County of Leicester, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 4 July 1746 for Joseph Danvers, Member of Parliament
for Boroughbridge
, Bramber
and Totnes
. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1796.
The Danvers Baronetcy, of Culworth in the County of Northampton, was created in the Baronetage of England on 21 March 1643 for Samuel Danvers. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1776.
The Danvers Baronetcy, of Swithland in the County of Leicester, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 4 July 1746 for Joseph Danvers, 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 Boroughbridge
Boroughbridge (UK Parliament constituency)
Boroughbridge was a parliamentary borough in Yorkshire from 1553 until 1832, when it was abolished under the Great Reform Act. Throughout its existence it was represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons....
, Bramber
Bramber (UK Parliament constituency)
Bramber was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, one of the most notorious of all the rotten boroughs. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1295, and again from 1472 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:The borough consisted of...
and Totnes
Totnes (UK Parliament constituency)
Totnes is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament , using the first-past-the-post voting system....
. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1796.
Danvers Baronets, of Culworth (1643)
- Sir Samuel Danvers, 1st Baronet (1611–1683)
- Sir Pope Danvers, 2nd Baronet (1644–1712)
- Sir John Danvers, 3rd Baronet (1673–1744)
- Sir Henry Danvers, 4th Baronet (1731–1753)
- Sir Michael Danvers, 5th Baronet (1738–1776)
Danvers Baronets, of Swithland (1746)
- Sir Joseph Danvers, 1st Baronet (1686–1753)
- Sir John Danvers, 2nd Baronet (c. 1722–1796)