Downing baronets explained

The Downing Baronetcy, of East Hatley in the County of Cambridge, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 1 July 1663 for the Anglo-Irish soldier, statesman and diplomat Sir George Downing, after whom Downing Street in London is named. The third baronet left his estate to create Downing College, Cambridge.^{[1] [2]}

The third and fourth Baronets represented Dunwich in Parliament. The title became extinct on the latter's death in 1764.

Downing baronets, of East Hatley (1663)

• Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet (–1684)^[3]
• Sir George Downing, 2nd Baronet (–1711)^[3]
• Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet (1685–1749)^[3]
• Sir Jacob Garrard Downing, 4th Baronet (–1764)^[3]

Arms

The arms of the Downing baronets—Barry of eights, argent and vert, over all a gryphon rampant or^[2] —were adopted by Downing College.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Complete Baronetage: English, Irish and Scottish, 1649-1664. 1903. W. Pollard & Company, Limited. 279–280. en.
2. Book: Burke. John. Burke. Sir Bernard. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland. 1844. J. R. Smith. 163–164. en.
3. Book: Muskett. Joseph James. Suffolk Manorial Families, Being the County Visitations and Other Pedigrees. 1900. W. Pollard. 99. 13 June 2017. en.
4. Book: Stevens. Horace William Pettit. Downing College. 1899. F.E. Robinson. 249. 13 June 2017. en.