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Sir Humphrey Style, 1st Baronet (Circle ofAdriaen Hanneman)

There have been threebaronetciescreated for persons with the surnameStyle,one in theBaronetage of Irelandand two in theBaronetage of England.Two of the creations were in favour of the same person. As of 2014 one creation is extant.

TheStyle Baronetcywas created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 13 September 1624 for Humphry Style. He was made a baronet on May 20, 1627, in the English Baronetage, of Beckenham in the County of Kent. At the time of his death in 1659, both titles were lost.

TheStyle Baronetcy,ofWateringburyin the County of Kent, was created in the baronetage of England on 21 April 1627 for Thomas Style. He served asHigh Sheriff of Kentin 1634. The second baronet sat asmember of parliamentforKentin 1659. The fourth baronet washigh sheriffin 1710 and briefly representedBramberin theHouse of Commonsin 1715. The eighth baronet was member of parliament forScarborough.Two other members of the family may also be mentioned. William Style, second son of Reverend Robert Style, second son of the fourth baronet, was acaptainin theRoyal Navy.Rodney Charles Style (1863–1957), fourth son of the ninth Baronet, was abrigadier-generalin theBritish Army.

The family seat wasGlenmore,nearStranorlar,County Donegal.

Style baronets (1624)

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Escutcheon of the Style baronets of Langley

Style baronets, of Wateringbury (1627)

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Arms: Sable a Fess Or fretty of the field between three Fleurs-de-lys of the second a Bordure Gold; Crest: A Wolf's Head couped Sable collared Or the lower part of the neck fretty of the last[1]

Theheir apparentis the present holder's only son (William) Colin Style (born 1995).

Style baronets, of Beckenham (1627)

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  • see the 1624 creation above

Notes

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  1. ^"Current English Baronetcies".Archivedfrom the original on 18 October 2014.
  2. ^Cokayne 1902,pp. 12–13.
  3. ^Leigh Rayment's list of baronets –Baronetcies beginning with "S" (part 4)

References

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Further reading

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