Usher baronets explained

The Usher Baronetcy, of Norton in Ratho in the County of Midlothian, and of Wells in Hobkirk in the County of Roxburgh, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

It was created on 29 August 1899 for John Usher, a whisky distiller and benefactor, brother of Andrew Usher. The brothers founded Andrew Usher & Company and later the North British Distillery Company, and John assisted in founding the John Usher Institute of Public Health and a chair in public health at the University of Edinburgh in 1898.^[1] John married Mary Balmer, and together they had seven children, including Robert Usher, the 2nd Baronet.

Usher baronets, of Norton and Wells (1899)

• Sir John Usher, 1st Baronet (1828–1904)
• Sir Robert Usher, 2nd Baronet (1860–1933)
• Sir John Turnbull Usher, 3rd Baronet (1891–1951)
• Sir Robert Stuart Usher, 4th Baronet (1898–1962)
• Sir Peter Lionel Usher, 5th Baronet (1931–1990)
• Sir Robert Edward Usher, 6th Baronet (1934–1994)
• Sir William John Tevenar Usher, 7th Baronet (1940–1998)
• Sir Andrew John Usher, 8th Baronet (born 1963)

The heir apparent to the baronetcy is Rory James Andrew Usher, eldest son of the 8th Baronet (born 1991)

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,

External links

• Short biography and painting of Sir John Usher, 1st Baronet
• History of the Usher family

Notes and References

1. Web site: Andrew and John Usher . Whisky heroes.