Hort baronets
Title in the Baronetage of Great Britain
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The Hort baronetcy, of Castle Strange in the County of Middlesex, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 8 September 1767 for John Hort, Consul-General at Lisbon, Portugal.[1][2][3] He was the second son of Josiah Hort, Archbishop of Tuam.[1][2][3]
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The 2nd Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Kildare from 1831 to 1832.[4][5] The 3rd Baronet was a Lieutenant-General in the British Army and fought in the Crimean War.[4]
Hort baronets, of Castle Strange (1767)
- Sir John Hort, 1st Baronet (1735–1807)[1][2]
- Sir Josiah William Hort, 2nd Baronet (1791–1876)[1][2]
- Sir John Josiah Hort, 3rd Baronet (1824–1882)[1][2]
- Sir William Fitzmaurice Hort, 4th Baronet (1827–1887)[1][2]
- Sir Fenton Josiah Hort, 5th Baronet (1836–1902)[1][2][6]
- Sir Arthur Fenton Hort, 6th Baronet (1864–1935), author, schoolmaster and gardener[1][2][7]
- Sir Fenton George Hort, 7th Baronet (1896–1960)[2][8]
- Sir James Fenton Hort, 8th Baronet (1926–1995)[9]
- Sir Andrew Edwin Fenton Hort, 9th Baronet (born 1954)[10]
The heir apparent is the present holder's son James John Fenton Hort (born 1989).[10]
Extended family
The theologian Fenton John Anthony Hort was a grandson of the 1st Baronet.[4]
