Grayson baronets

Summary

The Grayson Baronetcy, of Ravenspoint in the County of Anglesey, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 12 January 1922 for Lt-Col. Sir Henry Grayson, KBE.[1][2] He was a director of several shipping and shipbuilding companies and also represented Birkenhead West in the House of Commons from 1918 to 1922. The fourth Baronet was a writer and composer.

Grayson baronets, of Ravenspoint (1922) edit

 
Escutcheon of the Grayson baronets
  • Sir Henry Mulleneux Grayson, 1st Baronet (1865–1951)
  • Sir Denys Henry Harrington Grayson, 2nd Baronet (1892–1955)
  • Sir Ronald Henry Rudyard Grayson, 3rd Baronet (1916–1987)
  • Sir Rupert Stanley Harrington Grayson, 4th Baronet (1897–1991)
  • Sir Jeremy Brian Vincent Harrington Grayson, 5th Baronet (1933–2023)[3]
  • Sir Simon Jeremy Grayson, 6th Baronet (born 1959)

The heir presumptive is the current holder's brother, Paul Francis Grayson (born 1965).

Notes edit

  1. ^ "No. 32563". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1921. p. 10710.
  2. ^ "No. 32668". The London Gazette. 11 April 1922. p. 2916.
  3. ^ "Jeremy Grayson, 5th Baronet death notice". The Times. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

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