The Downing Baronetcy, of East Hatley in the County of Cambridge, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 1 July 1663 for the Anglo-Irish soldier, statesman and diplomat Sir George Downing, after whom Downing Street in London is named. The third baronet left his estate to create Downing College, Cambridge.[1][2]
The third and fourth Baronets represented Dunwich in Parliament. The title became extinct on the latter's death in 1764.
Downing baronets, of East Hatley (1663) edit
- Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet (c. 1625–1684)[3]
- Sir George Downing, 2nd Baronet (c. 1656–1711)[3]
- Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet (1685–1749)[3]
- Sir Jacob Garrard Downing, 4th Baronet (c. 1717–1764)[3]
Arms edit
The arms of the Downing baronets—Barry of eights, argent and vert, over all a gryphon rampant or[2]—were adopted by Downing College.[4]
References edit
- ^ Complete Baronetage: English, Irish and Scottish, 1649-1664. W. Pollard & Company, Limited. 1903. pp. 279–280.
- ^ a b Burke, John; Burke, Sir Bernard (1844). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland. J. R. Smith. pp. 163–164.
- ^ a b c d Muskett, Joseph James (1900). Suffolk Manorial Families, Being the County Visitations and Other Pedigrees. W. Pollard. p. 99. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ Stevens, Horace William Pettit (1899). Downing College. F.E. Robinson. p. 249. Retrieved 13 June 2017.