Wakefield Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Wakefield, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extinct while one is still extant.
The Wakefield Baronetcy, of Saltwood in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 16 February 1917 for the businessman and philanthropist Charles Wakefield
. He was later elevated to the peerage as Viscount Wakefield. For more information, see this title.
The Wakefield Baronetcy, of Kendal in the County of Westmorland, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 10 March 1962 for the civil servant and Conservative
politician Edward Wakefield
. He was the younger brother of Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal
. As of 2007 the title is held by the first Baronet's son, the second Baronet, who succeeded in 1969.
The Wakefield Baronetcy, of Saltwood in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 16 February 1917 for the businessman and philanthropist Charles Wakefield
Charles Wakefield, 1st Viscount Wakefield
Charles Cheers Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield , was a British businessman.-Early life:Wakefield was born in Liverpool, in 1859, the son of John Wakefield, and his wife Margaret, née Cheers, and was educated at the Liverpool Institute.-Business career:Wakefield patented the Wakefield lubricator for...
. He was later elevated to the peerage as Viscount Wakefield. For more information, see this title.
The Wakefield Baronetcy, of Kendal in the County of Westmorland, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 10 March 1962 for the civil servant and 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...
politician Edward Wakefield
Edward Wakefield
Sir Edward Birkbeck Wakefield, 1st Baronet CIE was a British civil servant and Conservative Party politician....
. He was the younger brother of Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal
Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal
William Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal , known as Sir Wavell Wakefield between 1944 and 1963, was an English rugby union player for Harlequins and England, President of the Rugby Football Union and Conservative politician.-Background and education:Wakefield was born in Beckenham,...
. As of 2007 the title is held by the first Baronet's son, the second Baronet, who succeeded in 1969.
Wakefield Baronets, of Kendal (1962)
- Sir Edward Birkbeck Wakefield, 1st BaronetEdward WakefieldSir Edward Birkbeck Wakefield, 1st Baronet CIE was a British civil servant and Conservative Party politician....
(1903–1969) - Sir (Edward) Humphry Tyrrell Wakefield, 2nd BaronetHumphry WakefieldSir Edward Humphry Tyrrell Wakefield, 2nd Baronet, of Kendal, in the County of Westmorland, better known as Sir Humphry Wakefield is an English baronet who succeeded his father, Sir Edward Birkbeck Wakefield in the baronetcy in 1969....
(b. 1936)