Esplen Baronets
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The Esplen Baronetcy, of Hardres Court in Canterbury in the County of Kent, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 14 July 1921 for John Esplen
. He was a Senior Director of Esplen, Sons and Swainston, consulting engineers and naval architects, and served as Chief Technical Adviser to the Ministry of Shipping during the First World War.
John Esplen
Sir John Esplen, 1st Baronet KBE was an English shipbuilder.Esplen was born in Liverpool, the son of William Esplen, consulting engineer and naval architect. He was educated at Liverpool College and then joined the Liverpool engineering firm of Fawcett Preston, afterwards transferring to Earles'...
. He was a Senior Director of Esplen, Sons and Swainston, consulting engineers and naval architects, and served as Chief Technical Adviser to the Ministry of Shipping during the First World War.
Esplen Baronets, of Hardres Court (1921)
- Sir John Esplen, 1st Baronet (1863–1930)
- Sir William Graham Esplen, 2nd Baronet (1899–1989)
- Sir John Graham Esplen, 3rd Baronet (b. 1932)