Portal Baronets

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The Portal Baronetcy, of Malshanger, Church Oakley, in the County of Southampton, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 11 March 1901 for the businessman Wyndham Spencer Portal, Chairman of the London and South-West Railway Company. His grandson, the third Baronet, was Managing Director of Portals Ltd and served as Minister of Works during the Second World War. He was created Baron Portal, of Laverstoke in the County of Southampton, in 1935, and Viscount Portal, of Laverstoke in the County of Southampton, in 1945. Both titles were in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Lord Portal was childless and on his death the peerages became extinct. However, he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his uncle, the fourth Baronet. As of 2006 the title is held by the latter's grandson, the sixth Baronet, who succeeded his father in 1984.

Contents 1 Portal Baronets, of Malshanger (1901) 2 Viscounts Portal (1945) 3 Portal Baronets, of Malshanger (1901; Reverted) 4 References

[edit] Portal Baronets, of Malshanger (1901)

• Sir Wyndham Spencer Portal, 1st Baronet (1822-1905)
• Sir William Wyndham Portal, 2nd Baronet (1850-1931)
• Sir William Raymond Portal, 3rd Baronet (1885-1949) (created Viscount Portal in 1945)

[edit] Viscounts Portal (1945)

• William Raymond Portal, 1st Viscount Portal (1885-1949)

[edit] Portal Baronets, of Malshanger (1901; Reverted)

• Sir Spencer John Portal, 4th Baronet (1864-1955)
• Sir Francis Spencer Portal, 5th Baronet (1903-1984)
• Sir Jonathan Francis Portal, 6th Baronet (b. 1953)

[edit] References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.