Edge Baronets
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The Edge Baronetcy, of Ribble Lodge in Lytham St Annes in the County of Lancaster, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 9 June 1937 for the Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
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 politician Sir William Edge. He represented Bolton
Bolton (UK Parliament constituency)
Bolton was a borough constituency centred on the town of Bolton in the county of Lancashire. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons for the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system....

 and Bosworth
Bosworth (UK Parliament constituency)
Bosworth is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...

 in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
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. The presumed third Baronet does not use his title. Also, as of 2007 he has not successfully proven his succession to the baronetcy, and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy considered dormant.

Edge Baronets, of Ribble Lodge (1937)

  • Sir William Edge, 1st Baronet (1880-1948)
  • Sir Knowles Edge, 2nd Baronet (1905-1984)
  • (Sir) William Edge, 3rd Baronet (b. 1936)
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