Leke Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Leke family, both in the Baronetage of England.

The Baronetcy of Leke of Sutton was created on 25 May 1611 for Francis Leke of Sutton, Nottinghamshire who was later created Baron Deincourt and Earl of Scarsdale
Earl of Scarsdale
Earl of Scarsdale was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1645 for Francis Leke, 1st Baron Deincourt, an ardent supporter of Charles II during the Civil War...

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The Baronetcy of Leke of Newark on Trent was created on 15 December 1663 for Francis Leke of Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire. He was the Member of Parliament
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 Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Nottinghamshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...

 1666-79. The Baronetcy was extinct on the death of his son, the second Baronet, in 1681.

Leke of Newark on Trent (1663)

  • Sir Francis Leke, 1st Baronet (1627–1679)
  • Sir Francis Leke, 2nd Baronet (d 1681)
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