The Brownrigg Baronetcy is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 9 March 1816 for General Robert Brownrigg.[1] He was Governor of Ceylon from 1813 to 1820. He was succeeded by his grandson, the second Baronet. On his death the title passed to his younger brother, the third Baronet. His eldest surviving son, the fourth Baronet, was a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy. As of 2024 the title is dormant.[2]
Brownrigg baronets (1816) edit
- Sir Robert Brownrigg, 1st Baronet (1758–1833)[3]
- Colonel R. J. Brownrigg
- Sir Robert William Colebrooke Brownrigg, 2nd Baronet (1817–1882)[3]
- Sir Henry Moore Brownrigg, 3rd Baronet (1819–1900)[4]
- Rear Admiral Sir Douglas Egremont Robert Brownrigg, CB, 4th Baronet (1867–1939)[5]
- Gawen Egremont Brownrigg (1911–1938)
- Sir Nicholas Gawen Brownrigg, 5th Baronet (1932–2018)[6]
- Sir Michael Gawen Brownrigg, presumed 6th Baronet (b. 1961). As of 2024, the baronetcy is dormant, the presumed holder not having established his claim.[7][2]
The heir apparent is the current presumed holder's eldest son, Nicholas James Brownrigg (born 1993).[7]
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- ^ Burke, John (1833). A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire Volume I.
- ^ a b "Official Roll". The Standing Council of the Baronetage. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1883). The Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire. Westminster: Nichols and Sons. p. 79.
- ^ "Brownrigg, Sir Henry Moore". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Brownrigg, Vice-Adm. Sir Douglas Egremont Robert". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Brownrigg, Sir Nicholas (Gawen)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b "Brownrigg, Sir Michael Gawen". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
