Naesmyth Baronets
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The Naesmyth Baronetcy, of Possos in the County of Peebles, was a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 31 July 1706 for James Naesmyth. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament
for Peeblesshire
. The title became extinct on the death of the eighth Baronet in 1928.
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 Peeblesshire
Peeblesshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Peeblesshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1868. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.-Boundaries:...
. The title became extinct on the death of the eighth Baronet in 1928.
Naesmyth Baronets, of Possos (1706)
- Sir James Naesmyth, 1st Baronet (d. 1720)
- Sir James Naesmyth, 2nd Baronet (c. 1704-1779)
- Sir James Naesmyth, 3rd Baronet (d. 1829)
- Sir John Murray Naesmyth, 4th Baronet (1803-1876)
- Sir James Naesmyth, 5th Baronet (1827-1896)
- Sir Michael George Naesmyth, 6th Baronet (1828-1907)
- Sir James Tolme Naesmyth, 7th Baronet (1864-1922)
- Sir Douglas Arthur Bradley Naesmyth, 8th Baronet (1905-1928)