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Croft baronets of Croft Castle (1671)

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Arms of Croft, of Croft Castle, Herefordshire: Quarterly per fess indented azure and argent, in the 1st quarter a lion passant guardant or[1]

The Croft baronetcy, of Croft Castle in the County of Hereford, was created in the Baronetage of England on 18 November 1671 for Herbert Croft, who later represented Herefordshire in Parliament.[2] He was a member of a prominent Herefordshire family of Norman descent.

The 2nd Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Leominster, and Bere Alston. The 5th Baronet was an author. The 9th Baronet represented Herefordshire in the House of Commons, from 1868 to 1874.[3]

Croft baronets, of Croft Castle (1671)

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The heir apparent to the baronetcy is Thomas Jasper Croft (born 1962), only son of the 14th Baronet.[12]

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  1. ^ Kidd, Charles, Debrett's peerage & Baronetage 2015 Edition, London, 2015, p.P306
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Cokayne, George Edward (1904). Complete Baronetage. Vol. IV. W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. pp. 50–52.
  3. ^ a b "Croft, Sir Herbert George Denman". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ "Croft, Sir Herbert, 1st Bt. (c.1652-1720), of Croft Castle, Herefs., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
  5. ^ "Croft, Sir Archer, 2nd Bt. (1683-1753), of Croft Castle, nr. Leominster, Herefs., History of Parliament Online". www.histparl.ac.uk.
  6. ^ "Croft, Sir Herbert Archer". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. ^ "Croft, Sir James Herbert". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  8. ^ "Croft, Sir Hugh Matthew Fiennes". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  9. ^ "Obituary - Sir Hugh Croft - Obituaries Australia".
  10. ^ "Croft, Sir Bernard Hugh (Denman)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  11. ^ "Homestead his castle to grazier baronet". Australian Women's Weekly (1933–1982). 1941-09-06. p. 11.
  12. ^ a b "Croft, Sir Owen (Glendower)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  13. ^ "Social Jottings". Australian Women's Weekly (1933–1982). 1959-06-24. p. 15.