Baron Teignmouth Explained

Baron Teignmouth, of Teignmouth, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1798 for Sir John Shore, 1st Baronet, previously Governor-General of India. He had already been created a Baronet, of Heathcote, in the County of Derby, in the Baronetage of Great Britain in 1792. The titles became extinct in 1981 on the death of the seventh Baron.

Shore baronets, of Heathcote (1792)

Barons Teignmouth (1798)

Escutcheon:Argent a chevron Sable between three holly leaves Vert.
Crest:A stork regardant with a stone in its dexter claw Proper.
Supporters:Two storks regardant Proper.
Motto:Perimus Licitis (We Die in a Good Cause)[1]

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    1. Book: Debrett's Peerage . 1838.