Watkin baronets

Watkin baronets
Escutcheon of the Watkin baronets of Northenden
Creation date1880
Statusextinct
Extinction date1914

The Watkin Baronetcy, of Northenden in the County Palatine of Chester (now Cheshire), was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 12 May 1880 for the railway magnate and politician Sir Edward William Watkin. He was succeeded by his son the 2nd Baronet, who sat as Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby. The title became extinct on the 2nd Baronet's death in 1914.

Watkin baronets, of Northenden (1880)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Watkin, Sir Edward William". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 15 October 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. 1 2 3 "Watkin, Sir Alfred Mellor". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 15 October 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)