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Beckett baronets of Kirkdale Manor (1921)

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Escutcheon of the Beckett baronets of Kirkdale Manor

The Beckett baronetcy of Kirkdale Manor, Nawton in the North Riding of the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 28 June 1921 for the newspaper proprietor and Conservative politician Gervase Beckett. He represented Whitby, Scarborough and Whitby and Leeds North in the House of Commons. Beckett was the nephew of the first Baron Grimthorpe and the younger brother of the second Baron.

Beckett baronets, of Kirkdale Manor (1921)

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The heir apparent is the present holder's son Walter Gervase Beckett (born 1987).[3]

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  1. ^ "Beckett, Hon. Sir (William) Gervase". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ "Beckett, Sir Martyn Gervase". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ a b "Beckett, Sir Richard (Gervase)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)