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Lockhart-Ross baronets

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Lockhart-Ross baronets
Escutcheon of the Lockhart-Ross baronets of Carstairs[1]
Creation date1672[2]
Statusextinct
Extinction date1942[2]
MottoSpem successus alit, Success nourishes hope[1]

The Lockhart, later Lockhart-Ross Baronetcy, of Carstairs in the County of Lanark, was a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia.

History

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It was created on 28 February 1672 for William Lockhart. The fourth Baronet used the surname Ross-Lockhart, which was also borne by the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth Baronets. The sixth Baronet was an admiral in the Royal Navy and sat as Member of Parliament for Lanark and Lanarkshire. The seventh Baronet was Member of Parliament for Tain Burghs, Ross-shire and Linlithgow Burghs. The ninth Baronet was an inventor and commercial entrepreneur. The title became extinct on his death in 1942.

Lockhart-Ross baronets, of Carstairs

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Sir John Lockhart-Ross, 6th Baronet

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Foster, Joseph (1881). The Baronetage and Knightage. Nichols and Sons. pp. 539–540.
  2. ^ a b c "Ross, Sir Charles (Henry Augustus Frederick Lockhart)". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 9 May 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Baronetage, volume IV (1904) pp. 286–288