The du Cros Baronetcy, of Canons in the County of Middlesex, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 5 July 1916 for the industrialist and Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

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 politician Arthur du Cros

Sir Arthur du Cros, 1st Baronet

Sir Arthur Philip du Cros, 1st Baronet du Cros was a British industrialist and politician.-Early life and business career:...

. He was the founder, Chairman and President of the Dunlop Rubber Company and also represented Hastings

Hastings (UK Parliament constituency)

Hastings was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1885 general election, when its representation was reduced to one member....

 and Clapham

Clapham (UK Parliament constituency)

Clapham was a borough constituency in South London which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...

 in the House of Commons

British House of Commons

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.

Harvey du Cros

Harvey du Cros

Harvey du Cros was a Conservative Party politician of England. He was the son of Edouard Pierre du Cros and Maria Molloy and was educated at The King's Hospital, Dublin....

, father of the first Baronet, was also an industrialist and like his son sat as Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Hastings.

du Cros Baronets, of Canons (1916)

• Sir Arthur Philip du Cros, 1st Baronet
  Sir Arthur du Cros, 1st Baronet
  Sir Arthur Philip du Cros, 1st Baronet du Cros was a British industrialist and politician.-Early life and business career:...
  
  (1871-1955)
• Sir Harvey Philip du Cros, 2nd Baronet (1898-1975)
• Sir Claude Philip Arthur Mallet du Cros, 3rd Baronet (b. 1922)

External links

• Sir Arthur du Cros, 1st Baronet, at the National Portrait Gallery