Lockhart-Ross baronets explained

Lockhart-Ross baronets
Creation Date:1672
Status:extinct
Extinction Date:1942
Motto:Spem successus alit, Success nourishes hope

The Lockhart, later Lockhart-Ross Baronetcy, of Carstairs in the County of Lanark, was a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia.

History

It was created on 28 February 1672 for William Lockhart. The fourth Baronet used the surname Ross-Lockhart, which was also borne by the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth Baronets. The sixth Baronet was an admiral in the Royal Navy and sat as Member of Parliament for Lanark and Lanarkshire. The seventh Baronet was Member of Parliament for Tain Burghs, Ross-shire and Linlithgow Burghs. The ninth Baronet was an inventor and commercial entrepreneur. The title became extinct on his death in 1942.

Lockhart-Ross baronets, of Carstairs

See also

Notes and References

  1. [George Edward Cokayne]