Macready Baronets
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The Macready Baronetcy, of Cheltenham in the County of Gloucester, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 1 March 1923 for General Nevil Macready
. He was Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1918 to 1920 and Commander-in-Chief of Ireland from 1920 to 1922. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He was a Lieutenant-General in the Army and held several administrative posts in occupied Germany
after the Second World War. The third Baronet was Managing Director of Mobil Oil from 1975 to 1985.
William Charles Macready
, father of the first Baronet, was an actor.
Nevil Macready
General Sir Cecil Frederick Nevil Macready, 1st Baronet, GCMG, KCB, PC , known as Sir Nevil Macready and affectionately as Make-Ready , was a British Army officer...
. He was Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1918 to 1920 and Commander-in-Chief of Ireland from 1920 to 1922. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He was a Lieutenant-General in the Army and held several administrative posts in occupied Germany
Allied Occupation Zones in Germany
The Allied powers who defeated Nazi Germany in World War II divided the country west of the Oder-Neisse line into four occupation zones for administrative purposes during 1945–49. In the closing weeks of fighting in Europe, US forces had pushed beyond the previously agreed boundaries for the...
after the Second World War. The third Baronet was Managing Director of Mobil Oil from 1975 to 1985.
William Charles Macready
William Charles Macready
-Life:He was born in London, and educated at Rugby.It was his intention to go up to Oxford, but in 1809 the embarrassed affairs of his father, the lessee of several provincial theatres, called him to share the responsibilities of theatrical management. On 7 June 1810 he made a successful first...
, father of the first Baronet, was an actor.
Macready Baronets, of Cheltenham (1923)
- Sir Cecil Frederick Nevil Macready, 1st BaronetNevil MacreadyGeneral Sir Cecil Frederick Nevil Macready, 1st Baronet, GCMG, KCB, PC , known as Sir Nevil Macready and affectionately as Make-Ready , was a British Army officer...
(1862-1946) - Sir Gordon Nevil Macready, 2nd BaronetGordon MacreadyLieutenant-General Sir Gordon Nevil Macready, 2nd Baronet KBE CB CMG DSO MC was a British Army officer who served as Assistant chief of the Imperial General Staff during World War II.-Military career:...
(1891-1956) - Sir Nevil John Wilfrid Macready, 3rd Baronet (b. 1921)