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McMahon baronets

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There have been two baronetcies created for members of the McMahon family, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2007.

The McMahon Baronetcy, of Dublin, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 6 May 1815 for William MacMahon who was Master of the Rolls in Ireland. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1926.

The McMahon Baronetcy, of Ashley Manor, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 7 August 1817 for John McMahon, Member of Parliament for Aldeburgh from 1802 to 1812 and Private Secretary to George IV from 1811 to 1817. He was the brother of the first Baronet of the 1815 creation. McMahon was succeeded according to a special remainder by his second brother, the second Baronet. He was a General in the Army and served as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces at Bombay.

The family surname is pronounced "McMahn".

McMahon baronets, of Dublin (1815)

  • Sir William MacMahon, 1st Baronet (1776–1837)
  • Sir Beresford Burston McMahon, 2nd Baronet (1808–1873)
  • Sir William Samuel McMahon, 3rd Baronet (1839–1905)
  • Sir Lionel McMahon, 4th Baronet (1856–1926)

McMahon baronets, of Ashley Manor (1817)

The heir presumptive to the baronetcy is Shaun Desmond McMahon (born 1945), 2nd and youngest son of the 7th Baronet.

His heir apparent is his eldest son, Patrick John Westropp McMahon (born 1988)

References

  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
  • Leigh Rayment's baronetage page