Mackworth Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Mackworth, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. One creation is extant as of 2008.

The Mackworth Baronetcy, of Normanton in the County of Rutland, was created in the Baronetage of England on 4 June 1619 for Thomas Mackworth. The third Baronet represented Rutland
Rutland (UK Parliament constituency)
Rutland was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Rutland. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1918, when it became part of the Rutland and Stamford constituency, along with Stamford in Lincolnshire...

 in the House of Commons
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. The fourth Baronet sat as Member of Parliament
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 for Rutland and Portsmouth
Portsmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Portsmouth was a borough constituency based upon the borough of Portsmouth in Hampshire. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.- History :...

. The title became extinct on the death of the seventh Baronet in 1803.

The Mackworth Baronetcy, of The Gnoll in the County of Glamorgan, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 16 September 1776 for Herbert Mackworth, Member of Parliament for Cardiff
Cardiff (UK Parliament constituency)
Cardiff was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Cardiff in South Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1918 general election.- MPs 1542-1645 :- MPs 1645–1832 :...

 for many years. His father, Herbert Mackworth, also represented this constituency in the House of Commons while his grandfather, Humphrey Mackworth
Humphrey Mackworth
Sir Humphrey Mackworth was a British industrialist and politician. He was involved in a business scandal in the early 18th century and was a founding member of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.-Early history:...

, was Member of Parliament for Cardiganshire. The eighth Baronet was a Colonel
Colonel
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 in the Royal Corps of Signals
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Two other members of the family have also gained distinction. Philip Herbert Mackworth (1897-1958), great-grandson of Herbert Mackworth, second son of the third Baronet, was an Air Vice-Marshal
Air Vice-Marshal
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 in the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
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. Geoffrey Mackworth, fifth son of the sixth Baronet, was a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy
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Mackworth Baronets, of Normanton (1619)

  • Sir Thomas Mackworth, 1st Baronet (d. 1626)
  • Sir Henry Mackworth, 2nd Baronet (d. 1640)
  • Sir Thomas Mackworth, 3rd Baronet (1624-1694)
  • Sir Thomas Mackworth, 4th Baronet (d. 1745)
  • Sir Thomas Mackworth, 5th Baronet (d. 1769)
  • Sir Henry Mackworth, 6th Baronet (d. 1774)
  • Sir Henry Mackworth, 7th Baronet (c. 1728-1803)

Mackworth Baronets, of The Gnoll (1776)

  • Sir Herbert Mackworth, 1st Baronet (1737-1791)
  • Sir Robert Humphrey Mackworth, 2nd Baronet (1764-1795)
  • Sir Digby Mackworth, 3rd Baronet (1766-1838)
  • Sir Digby Mackworth, 4th Baronet (1789-1852)
  • Sir Digby Francis Mackworth, 5th Baronet (1817-1857)
  • Sir Arthur William Mackworth, 6th Baronet (1842-1914)
  • Sir Humphrey Mackworth, 7th Baronet (1871-1948)
  • Sir Harry Llewellyn Mackworth, 8th Baronet (1878-1952)
  • Sir David Arthur Geoffrey Mackworth, 9th Baronet (1912-1998)
  • Sir Digby John Mackworth, 10th Baronet (b. 1945)
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