Conant baronets

Summary

The Conant Baronetcy, of Lyndon in the County of Rutland, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 30 June 1954 for the Conservative Party politician Roger Conant.[1] The second Baronet was High Sheriff of Rutland in 1960.

Conant of Lyndon
Creation date30 Jun 1954
Created byQueen Elizabeth II
BaronetageBaronetage of the United Kingdom
First holderSir Roger Conant
StatusExtant
Seat(s)Lyndon Hall,  Rutland
Motto Conanti Dabitur
(Latin) (Attempting Given)

Conant baronets, of Lyndon (1954) edit

The heir apparent is the current holder's son, Nathaniel Edward Charles Conant (born 2007).

Arms edit

Coat of arms of Conant baronets
Escutcheon
Quarterly: 1st & 4th per saltire Gules and Azure billetée Or (Conant); 2nd & 3rd Ermine on a bend Vert between three lions' heads erased two and one Azure as many roses Or (Whiston).
Motto
Conanti Dabitur [2]

Family Tree edit

Conant Family
Baronet Conant
Ernest William Proby Conant
1852-1920
Rupert Thomas Conant
-1940
killed in action
at Dunkirk
Sir Roger John Edward Conant Bt. CVO, DL
1st Baronet of
Lyndon

Created 1954
1899-1976
Sir John Ernest Michael Conant Bt.
2nd Baronet of
Lyndon

born 1923
Guy Timothy Geoffrey Conant
born 1924
Charles Richard Conant
born 1929

Notes edit

  1. ^ "No. 40224". The London Gazette. 6 July 1954. p. 3959.
  2. ^ Burke's Peerage. 1959.

References edit

  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
  • Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by  
Conant baronets
of Lyndon

30 June 1954
Succeeded by