Rankin Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Rankin, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2007.

The Rankin Baronetcy, of Bryngwyn in Much Dewchurch in the County of Hereford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 20 June 1898 for the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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 politician James Rankin
Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet
Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament for Leominster from 1880 to 1885, and from 1886 until the general election of 1906, losing the seat by only 28 votes to the Liberal candidate...

. The second Baronet was a soldier, war correspondent and writer on history and travels. The third Baronet was a noted eccentric. He assumed by deed poll
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 the additional surname of Stewart in 1932 but discontinued it by deed poll in 1946. He also assumed the forename of Hugh in lieu of Herbert, but later changed it to Sammy Parks.

The Rankin Baronetcy, of Broughton Tower in the County of Lancaster, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 5 March 1937 for Robert Rankin, Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 Member of Parliament
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 for Liverpool Kirkdale
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 from 1931 to 1945. The title became extinct on his death in 1960.

Rankin Baronets, of Bryngwyn (1898)

  • Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet
    Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet
    Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament for Leominster from 1880 to 1885, and from 1886 until the general election of 1906, losing the seat by only 28 votes to the Liberal candidate...

     (1842-1915)
  • Sir Reginald Rankin, 2nd Baronet (1871-1931)
  • Sir Hugh Charles Rhys Rankin, 3rd Baronet (1899-1988)
  • Sir Ian Niall Rankin, 4th Baronet (b. 1932)

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