The Paul baronetcy of Rodborough in the County of Gloucester was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 3 September 1762 for the clothier Onesiphorus Paul. He was in business at Woodchester, and was High Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1760.[1] The 2nd Baronet was a philanthropist and prison reformer and also served as High Sheriff of Gloucestershire, in 1780. The title became extinct on his death in 1820.