Sir Humphrey Style, 1st Baronet
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Sir Humphrey Style, 1st Baronet (c. 1596–1659) of Beckenham, Kent was a courtier to kings James I and Charles I of England.[1]
Humphrey was the son of William Style of Langley, Beckenham, Kent (grandson of Sir Humphrey Style, Esquire of the Body to Henry VIII). He was a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to James I and cup-bearer to Charles I.[2] He was a colonel of the trained bands of horse (cavalry) in Kent.[1]
Sir Humphrey was knighted at Farnham by King James on 11 August 1622 and under that designation created a baronet of Ireland on 13 September 1624. Charles I created him a baronet of England on 20 May 1627.[1]
Sir Humphrey died on 10 November 1659 in his 64th year and was buried at Beckenham. As he died without any surviving children, the baronetcy became extinct.[1][a] The Langley estate passed to his half-brother, William Style who resided there until his death in 1679.[2]
