Debenham Baronets
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The Debenham Baronetcy, of Bladen in the County of Dorset, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 28 January 1931 for Ernest Debenham
, Chairman of Debenhams Ltd
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Ernest Debenham
Sir Ernest Ridley Debenham, 1st Baronet , was a British businessman. He was responsible for the considerable expansion of the family's retail and wholesale drapery firm between 1892 and 1927....
, Chairman of Debenhams Ltd
Debenhams
Debenhams plc is a British retailer operating under a department store format in the UK, Ireland and Denmark, and franchise stores in other countries. The Company was founded in the eighteenth century as a single store in London and has now grown to around 160 shops...
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Debenham Baronets, of Bladen (1931)
- Sir Ernest Ridley Debenham, 1st Baronet (1865-1952)
- Sir Piers Kenrick Debenham, 2nd Baronet (1904-1964)
- Sir Gilbert Ridley Debenham, 3rd Baronet (1906-2001)
- Sir Thomas Adam Debenham, 4th Baronet (b. 1971)