Jackson Baronets

Jackson Baronets

There have been eight baronetcies created for persons with the surname Jackson, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and six in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Four of the creations are extant as of 2011.

The Jackson Baronetcy, of Hickleton in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of England on 31 December 1660 for John Jackson. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in c. 1730.

The Jackson, later Duckett Baronetcy, of Hartham House in the County of Wiltshire, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 21 June 1791. For more information on this creation, see Duckett baronets.

The Jackson Baronetcy, of Fort Hill in the County of Armagh, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 21 April 1813 for George Jackson. The title became extinct on his death in 1851.

The Jackson Baronetcy, of Arlsey in the County of Bedford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 22 May 1851 for John Jackson. He was a Director of the Honourable East India Company and also represented Dover in the House of Commons. The seventh Baronet never successfully proved his succession to the baronetcy and was never on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. The eighth Baronet has also not successfully proven his succession and is not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy considered dormant. For more information, follow this link.

The Jackson Baronetcy, of The Manor House in Birkenhead, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 4 November 1869 for William Jackson, Liberal Member of Parliament for Newcastle under Lyne and Derbyshire North. The second Baronet briefly represented Coventry in Parliament. The third Baronet served as Lord-Lieutenant of Monmouthshire. In 1886 he assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Mather. This surname was also used by the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh Baronets.

The Jackson Baronetcy, of Stansted House in Stansted in the County of Essex, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 4 August 1902 for Sir Thomas Jackson. He was Chairman of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank. The second Baronet was a Brigadier-General in the Army and fought in the Second Boer War and the First World War.

The Jackson Baronetcy, of Eagle House in Wimbledon in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 10 February 1913 for the architect Thomas Graham Jackson. The third Baronet is a well-known composer and organist.

The Jackson Baronetcy, of Wandsworth in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 4 July 1935 for Henry Jackson, Conservative Member of Parliament for Wandsworth Central. The title became extinct on his death in 1937.