Norton Baronets
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There have been four Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Norton, two in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. All four creations are extinct.

The Norton Baronetcy, of Rotherfield in the County of Southampton, was created in the Baronetage of England on 18 May 1622 for Richard Norton
Sir Richard Norton, 1st Baronet
Sir Richard Norton, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War....

, 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 Petersfield
Petersfield (UK Parliament constituency)
Petersfield was an English Parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Petersfield in Hampshire. It existed for several hundred years until its abolition for the 1983 general election....

. The third Baronet represented Hampshire
Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Hampshire was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Knights of the Shire to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832...

 and Petersfield in Parliament. The title became extinct on his death in 1687.

The Norton Baronetcy, of Charlton in the County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 27 April 1624 for Gregory Norton, subsequently Member of Parliament for Midhurst
Midhurst (UK Parliament constituency)
Midhurst was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1311 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the constituency was abolished...

 and one of the regicides of Charles I
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...

. His eldest surviving son, Henry, the second Baronet, was disinherited by his father after opposing the execution of Charles I and later represented Petersfield in Parliament. The title became extinct on Sir Henry's death in circa 1690.

The Norton Baronetcy, of Cheston in the County of Suffolk, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 18 June 1635 for Walter Norton. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in circa 1673.

The Norton Baronetcy, of Coventry in the County of Warwick, was created in the Baronetage of England on 23 July 1661 for Thomas Norton. The title became extinct on his death in 1691.

Norton Baronets, of Rotherfield (1622)

  • Sir Richard Norton, 1st Baronet
    Sir Richard Norton, 1st Baronet
    Sir Richard Norton, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War....

     (1582–c. 1645)
  • Sir Richard Norton, 2nd Baronet (1619–1652)
  • Sir John Norton, 3rd Baronet (1619–1687)

Norton Baronets, of Charlton (1624)

  • Sir Gregory Norton, 1st Baronet (d. 1652)
  • Sir Henry Norton, 2nd Baronet
    Sir Henry Norton, 2nd Baronet
    Sir Henry Norton, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659.Norton was the son of Sir Gregory Norton, 1st Baronet one of the regicides of King Charles I. He was disinherited by his father for opposing the trial and execution of the King...

    (d. c. 1690)

Norton Baronets, of Cheston (1635)

  • Sir Walter Norton, 1st Baronet (d. c. 1656)
  • Sir Edward Norton, 2nd Baronet (d. c. 1673)
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