Lawes Baronets
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The Lawes Baronetcy, of Rothamsted in the County of Hertford, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 19 May 1882 for the entrepreneur and agricultural scientist John Bennet Lawes
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John Bennet Lawes
Sir John Bennet Lawes, 1st Baronet FRS was an English entrepreneur and agricultural scientist. He founded an experimental farm at Rothamsted, where he developed a superphosphate that would mark the beginnings of the chemical fertilizer industry.John Bennet Lawes was born at Rothamsted in...
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Lawes Baronets, of Rothamsted (1882)
- Sir John Bennet Lawes, 1st Baronet (1814-1899)
- Sir Charles Lawes-Wittewronge, 2nd BaronetCharles Bennett LawesSir Charles Bennett Lawes-Wittewronge, 2nd Baronet was an English rower, athlete and sculptor. He exhibited twelve works at the Royal Academy....
(1843-1911) - Sir John Bennet Lawes-Wittewronge, 3rd Baronet (1872-1931)
- Sir John Claud Bennet Lawes, 4th Baronet (1898-1979)
- Sir (John) Michael Bennet Lawes, 5th Baronet (b. 1932)