Harington Baronets

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Harington Baronets^[1]

James Harrington, was the third son of Sir James Harrington of Exton, Rutland (–1592). He was created a baronet 29 June 1611. His eldest brother was John Harington, 1st Baron Harington of Exton.^[2][3][4][5]

[edit] Harington Baronets, of Ridlington (1611)

• Sir James Harrington, 1st Baronet(1542-1614^[4])
• Sir Edward Harrington, 2nd Baronet (d 1653)^[5]Royalist died at Oxford^[6]
• Sir James Harrington, 3rd Baronet (1607–1680^[5]) major-general in the Parliamentarian army and regicide^[7][2] The Baronetcy was forfeited for life.
• Sir Edmund Harington, 4th Baronet ^[5]
• Sir Edward Harington, 5th Baronet (1639–1716)^[5]
• Sir James Harington, 6th Baronet ( –1782)^[5]
• Sir James Harington, 7th Baronet (1726–1793)^[5]
• Sir John Edward Harington, 8th Baronet(1760–1831)^[5]
• Sir James Harington, 9th Baronet (1788–1835) Judge^[5]
• Sir John Edward Harington, 10th Baronet (1821–1877)^[5]
• Sir Richard Harington, 11th Baronet (1835–1911)
• Sir Richard Harington, 12th Baronet (1861–1931)
• Sir Richard Dundas Harington, 13th Baronet (1900–1981)
• Sir Nicholas John Harington, 14th Baronet (b. 1942)

[edit] References

• Ian Grimble's The Harington Family published by Jonathan Cape, London 1957
• John Taplin Shakespeare's Granddaughter and the Bagleys of Dudley published by the Black Country Society June 2005 (Originally published in 38/4, 39/1 and 39/2 of The Blackcountryman).
• This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Baronetage Page. Baronetage: Hacking to Harmsworth. This reference includes some of the dates and is the sole reference for Baronet 10 to 13. It is also the ref for 14, confirmed by The Official Roll of the Baronets.

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ John Tapin writes that in most existing 1600s contemporary records the spelling of the name was with a double 'r', however that it should be noted that the single 'r' is used in some instances, and this is the way the family spells their name today.
2. ^ ^{a b} John Taplin References
3. ^ Sir James HARRINGTON of Exton, Knight
4. ^ ^{a b} James Harrington of Ridlington
5. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Families covered: Harington (Harrington) of Exton, Harington of Ridlington
6. ^ Cadaver Tombs: Church of St James the Great, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire (alternative site)
7. ^ Battle of Cropredy Bridge