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{{short description|Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom}}
The '''Royden Baronetcy''', of Frankby Hall in the County Palatine of Chester, is a title in the [[Baronetage of the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27818 |date=18 July 1905 |pages=4981–4982 }}</ref> It was created on 29 July 1905 for [[Sir Thomas Royden, 1st Baronet|Thomas Royden]], head of Thomas Royden & Sons, shipowners. He also served as [[Lord Mayor of Liverpool]] and represented [[Toxteth West (UK Parliament constituency)|Toxteth West]] in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] as a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]. His eldest son, the second Baronet, was Chairman of the [[Cunard Line]] and sat as [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Bootle (UK Parliament constituency)|Bootle]]. On 28 January 1944 he was created '''Baron Royden''', of Frankby in the County Palatine of Chester, in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=36357 |date=1 February 1944 |page=593}}</ref> However, the peerage became extinct on his death in 1950 while he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother, the third Baronet.

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The '''Royden Baronetcy''', of Frankby Hall in the County Palatine of Chester, is a title in the [[Baronetage of the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27818 |date=18 July 1905 |pages=4981–4982 }}</ref> It was created on 29 July 1905 for [[Sir Thomas Royden, 1st Baronet|Thomas Royden]], head of Thomas Royden & Sons, shipowners. He also served as [[Lord Mayor of Liverpool]] and represented [[Toxteth West (UK Parliament constituency)|Toxteth West]] in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] as a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]. His eldest son, the second Baronet, was Chairman of the [[Cunard Line]] and sat as [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Bootle (UK Parliament constituency)|Bootle]]. On 28 January 1944 he was created '''Baron Royden''', of Frankby in the County Palatine of Chester, in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=36357 |date=1 February 1944 |page=593}}</ref> However, the peerage became extinct on his death in 1950 while he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother, the third Baronet.


[[Agnes Maude Royden]] was the youngest child of the first Baronet.
[[Agnes Maude Royden]] was the youngest child of the first Baronet.
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*[[Sir Christopher John Royden, 5th Baronet]] (1937&ndash;2017)
*[[Sir Christopher John Royden, 5th Baronet]] (1937&ndash;2017)
*[[Sir John Michael Joseph Royden, 6th Baronet]] (born 1965)
*[[Sir John Michael Joseph Royden, 6th Baronet]] (born 1965)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Richard Thomas Bland Royden (born 1967).


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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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*[http://www.red-duster.co.uk/royden.htm History of Thomas Royden & Sons]
*[https://www.red-duster.co.uk/wp/category/t-b-royden-co/ History of Thomas Royden & Sons]
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Latest revision as of 19:36, 23 June 2023

The Royden Baronetcy, of Frankby Hall in the County Palatine of Chester, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 29 July 1905 for Thomas Royden, head of Thomas Royden & Sons, shipowners. He also served as Lord Mayor of Liverpool and represented Toxteth West in the House of Commons as a Conservative. His eldest son, the second Baronet, was Chairman of the Cunard Line and sat as Member of Parliament for Bootle. On 28 January 1944 he was created Baron Royden, of Frankby in the County Palatine of Chester, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[2] However, the peerage became extinct on his death in 1950 while he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother, the third Baronet.

Agnes Maude Royden was the youngest child of the first Baronet.

Royden baronets, of Frankby Hall (1905)

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Barons Royden (1944)

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Royden baronets, of Frankby Hall (1905; reverted)

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The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Richard Thomas Bland Royden (born 1967).

References

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  1. ^ "No. 27818". The London Gazette. 18 July 1905. pp. 4981–4982.
  2. ^ "No. 36357". The London Gazette. 1 February 1944. p. 593.