Usher baronets

The Usher Baronetcy, of Norton in Ratho in the County of Midlothian, and of Wells in Hobkirk in the County of Roxburgh, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 29 August 1899 for John Usher, a whisky distiller and benefactor. He assisted in founding a chair in public health at the University of Edinburgh in 1898.

Usher baronets, of Norton and Wells (1899)

The grave of John Usher, Baron Usher, Grange Cemetery

• Sir John Usher, 1st Baronet (1828–1904)
• Sir Robert Usher, 2nd Baronet (1860–1933)
• Sir John Turnbull Usher, 3rd Baronet (1891–1951)
• Sir Robert Stuart Usher, 4th Baronet (1898–1962)
• Sir Peter Lionel Usher, 5th Baronet (1931–1990)
• Sir Robert Edward Usher, 6th Baronet (1934–1994)
• Sir William John Tevenar Usher, 7th Baronet (1940–1998)
• Sir Andrew John Usher, 8th Baronet (born 1963)

The heir apparent to the baronetcy is Rory James Andrew Usher, eldest son of the 8th Baronet (born 1991)

External links

• Short biography and painting of Sir John Usher, 1st Baronet
• History of the Usher family

References

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