Boswell baronets explained

The Boswell baronetcy, of Auchinleck in the County of Ayr was created for antiquary and songwriter Alexander Boswell in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 16 August 1821. The baronetcy became extinct upon the second holder's death in 1857. Sir Alexander was the son of Samuel Johnson's biographer James Boswell.

Boswell baronets, of Auchinleck (1821)

• Sir Alexander Boswell, 1st Baronet (1775–1822)^[1]
• Sir James Boswell, 2nd Baronet (1806–1857)^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Burke . John Bernard . A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire . 1852 . Colburn . 113–114 . en.
2. Book: Debrett's illustrated baronetage and knightage (and companionage) of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . 1880 . 45 . en.