Keate Baronets
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The Keate Baronetcy, of The Hoo in the County of Hertford, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 12 June 1660 for Jonathan Keate, subsequently Member of Parliament
for Hertfordshire
. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1757.
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 Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Hertfordshire was a county constituency covering the county of Hertfordshire in England. It returned two Knights of the Shire to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1757.
Keate Baronets, of The Hoo (1660)
- Sir Jonathan Keate, 1st Baronet (1633-1700) High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, 1666
- Sir Gilbert Hoo Keate, 2nd Baronet (c. 1661-1705)
- Sir Henry Hoo Keate, 3rd Baronet (c. 1696-1744)
- Sir William Keate, 4th Baronet (c. 1700-1757)