Harpur Baronets

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The Baronetcy of Harpur of Calke Abbey was created in the Baronetage of England on 8 September 1626 for Henry Harpur of Calke Abbey, Derbyshire.

The 4th Baronet married Catherine Crewe, daughter of Thomas, 2nd Lord Crewe and in 1808 the 7th Baronet changed his name to Harpur Crewe in commemoration of his ancestry. The name was later changed again to Harpur-Crewe.

The Baronetcy was extinct on the death of the 10th Baronet in 1924. The Derbyshire estate passed down on the female line and in 1949 was inherited by Charles Jenney, (grandson of the last Baronet), who changed his name to Harpur-Crewe. Inheritance Tax problems enforced the sale of the estate on his death in 1981 and in 1985 Calke Abbey passed to the National Trust.

[edit] Harpur Baronets (1626)

  • Sir Henry Harpur, 1st Baronet (1585-1638)
  • Sir John Harpur, 2nd Baronet (1616-1669)
  • Sir John Harpur, 3rd Baronet (1645-1681)
  • Sir John Harpur, 4th Baronet (1679-1741)
  • Sir Henry Harpur, 5th Baronet (1708-1748) Member of Parliament for Worcester 1744/6 and Tamworth in 1747.
  • Sir Henry Harpur, 6th Baronet (1739-1789) Member of Parliament for Derbyshire 1761.
  • Sir Henry Harpur Crewe, 7th Baronet (1763-1819)
  • Sir George Harpur Crewe, 8th Baronet (1795-1844) Member of Parliament for South Derbyshire 1835-1841.
  • Sir John Harpur-Crewe, 9th Baronet (1824-1886)
  • Sir Vauncey Harpur-Crewe,10th Baronet (1846-1924)Extinct on his death


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