Broadbent baronets explained
| Broadbent baronets |
| Creation Date: | 1893 |
| Status: | dormant[1] |
| Motto: | To excel always[2] |
The Broadbent Baronetcy, of Longwood in the Parish of Huddersfield in the West Riding of the County of York, and of Brook Street, in the Parish of St George Hanover Square in the County of London, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 10 August 1893 for the noted physician William Broadbent, personal physician to Queen Victoria.[3] [4] The title descended from father to son until the death of his grandson, the third Baronet, in 1987. The late Baronet was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, the fourth Baronet. He was the grandson of Walter Broadbent, third son of the first Baronet.
the baronetcy is considered dormant.[1]
Broadbent baronets, of Longwood and Brook Street (1893)
- Sir William Henry Broadbent, 1st Baronet (1835–1907)
- Sir John Broadbent, 2nd Baronet (1865–1946)
- Sir William Francis Broadbent, 3rd Baronet (1904–1987)
- Sir George Walter Broadbent, 4th Baronet (1935–1992)
- Andrew George Broadbent, presumed 5th Baronet (born 1963). He succeeded his father in 1992, but his name is not on the Official Roll. His heir is his cousin Charles Richard Broadbent (born 1968).
Notes and References
- Web site: Official Roll . The Standing Council of the Baronetage . 27 April 2023 . en.
- Book: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage . 2000 . Debrett's Peerage . London . 033354577X . B145.
- News: Obituary: Sir William Broadbent . . 10 . 11 July 1907 .
- Book: Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. 1914. Burke's Peerage Limited. 300. en.
