Reid Baronets

Reid Baronets

There have been five baronetcies created for persons with the surname Reid, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and four in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations are extant as of 2007.

The Reid Baronetcy, of Barra in the County of Aberdeen, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 30 November 1703 for John Reid. The second Baronet represented Elgin Burghs in the House of Commons between 1710 and 1713. The title became extinct on the death of the seventh Baronet in 1885.

The Reid Baronetcy, of Ewell Grove in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 10 November 1823 for Thomas Reid. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1903.

The Reid Baronetcy, of Ellon in the County of Aberdeen, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 28 August 1897 for James Reid. He was physician to Queen Victoria, Edward VII and George V. The third Baronet has served as a Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire.

The Reid Baronetcy, of Springburn in the County of the City of Glasgow and of Kilmaurs in the County of Ayr, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 26 January 1922 for Hugh Reid. He was Chairman and Managing Director of the North British Locomotive Company.

The Reid Baronetcy, of Rademon in the County of Down, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 8 February 1936 for David Reid, Unionist Member of Parliament for East Down from 1918 to 1922 and for Down from 1922 to 1939. The title became extinct on his death in 1939.