Thomas baronets of Yapton (1766)
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The Thomas baronetcy, of Yapton in the County of Sussex, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 6 September 1766 for George Thomas, Governor of the Leeward Islands from 1753 to 1766, and plantation owner in Antigua.[1][2][3]
The 3rd Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Arundel.[4] The 7th Baronet was a prominent chess player, British Chess Champion in 1923 and 1934. The title became extinct on his death in 1972.[5]
