Leigh baronets

There have been six baronetcies created with the surname of Leigh: two in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Ireland, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The only creation remaining extant is that of Altrincham, while another (that of South Carolina) is dormant.

The '''Leigh Baronetcy, ''of Stoneleigh'' in the County of Warwick, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611. For more information on this creation, see the Baron Leigh (1643 creation).

The Leigh Baronetcy, ''of Newnham'' in the County of Warwick, was created in the Baronetage of England on 24 December 1618. For more information on this creation, see the Earl of Chichester (1644 creation).

The Leigh Baronetcy, ''of Tyrone'', was created in the Baronetage of Ireland in February 1622 for Sir Daniel Leigh. The title became extinct on the death of, his son Sir Arthur Leigh, 2nd Baronet in 1638.

The Leigh Baronetcy, ''of South Carolina'', ''America'', was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 15 May 1773 for Egerton Leigh, Attorney-General of the British colony of South Carolina, grandson of the Revd Peter Leigh, of West Hall, High Legh, Cheshire by his wife Elizabeth Egerton, only daughter and eventual heiress of The Hon. Thomas Egerton, of Tatton Park, third son of John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgwater. It is not known whether there exist any male descendants of Sir Samuel Egerton Leigh, 3rd Baronet, thus the title became dormant upon his death.

The Leigh Baronetcy, ''of Whitley''''' in the County of Lancaster, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 27 December 1814 for Robert Holt Leigh. He was a classical scholar who also represented Wigan in the House of Commons. The title became extinct on his death in 1843. He left a life interest in his estates to Thomas Pemberton (son of his cousin Margaret Leigh), who assumed the additional surname of Leigh and who was subsequently raised to the peerage as Baron Kingsdown: ''see'' Robin Leigh-Pemberton, Baron Kingsdown.

The '''Leigh Baronetcy, ''of Altrincham''''' in the County of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 9 February 1918 for the newspaper proprietor and Conservative politician John Leigh. He was owner of the ''Pall Mall Gazette'' and represented Clapham in the House of Commons between 1922 and 1945. During the First World War he funded the equipment of a hospital for wounded officers at Altrincham. As of 2022 the baronetcy is held by his grandson, Sir Christopher Leigh, 4th Baronet, who succeeded his brother in the title in 2021. Provided by Wikipedia