Bickerton baronets
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The Bickerton Baronetcy, of Upwood in the County of Huntingdon, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain.[1] It was created on 29 May 1778 for Sir Richard Bickerton, a British naval commander who later rose to the rank of rear admiral and represented Rochester in the British House of Commons.[2][3]
His son, Sir Richard Bickerton, 2nd Baronet, also became a Royal Navy officer before succeeding to the baronetcy in 1792. He became a Lord of the Admiralty, represented Poole in the House of Commons, and rose to the rank of admiral.[2][4] The baronetcy became extinct on his death in 1832.[2]
Bickerton baronets, of Upwood (1778)
- Sir Richard Bickerton, 1st Baronet (1727–1792)[2][3]
- Sir Richard Hussey Bickerton, 2nd Baronet (1759–1832)[2][4]
