The Cheyne Baronetcy, of Leagart in the parish of Fetlar and North Yell in the County of Zetland, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 20 July 1908 for the surgeon and bacteriologist Sir Watson Cheyne. As of 2010 the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baronet, who succeeded his father in 2007.

Sir Watson Cheyne, 1st Baronet

William Watson Cheyne (1920–1970), second son of the second Baronet, was a brigadier in the Queen's Own Highlanders, who married Laurel Audrey Hutchison, daughter of Lt Gen Sir Balfour Hutchison

Arms of Cheyne Baronets of Leagarth

Cheyne baronets, of Leagarth (1908)

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The heir apparent is the present holder's son Louis Richard Patrick Lister Cheyne (born 1971).

References

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  1. ^ "No. 28158". The London Gazette. 14 July 1908. p. 5133.
  2. ^ Joseph F. Clarke (1977). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 120.