Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
There have been three
baronetcies
created for persons with the surname
Holden
, all in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
. Two of the creations are extant as of 2010.
The
Holden Baronetcy
, of Oakworth House in Keighley in the County of York,
[1]
was created in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
in 1893 for the inventor, manufacturer and
Liberal
politician
Isaac Holden
. He had previously represented
Knaresborough
,
Northern West Riding of Yorkshire
and
Keighley
in Parliament. His eldest son, the second Baronet, represented
Bradford East
and
Buckrose
in the
House of Commons
. On 4 July 1908, he was raised to the peerage as
Baron Holden
, of Alston in the County of Cumberland.
[2]
The barony became extinct on the death of his grandson, the third Baron, on 6 July 1951. However, the baronetcy was passed on to his second cousin once removed, the fifth Baronet. He was the son of a younger son of the first Baronet.
The
Holden Baronetcy
, of the Grange in the County of Surrey,
[3]
was created in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
in 1909 for the banker and
Liberal
politician
Edward Holden
. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1965.
The
Holden Baronetcy
, of The Firs in Leigh in the County of Lancaster,
[4]
was created in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
in 1919 for John Holden, twice Mayor of
Leigh
in
Lancashire
. The second Baronet was also twice Mayor of Leigh.
Holden baronets, of Oakworth House (1893)
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Barons Holden (1908)
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Holden baronets, of Oakworth House (1893; Reverted)
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- Sir Isaac Holden Holden, 5th Baronet (1867?1962)
- Sir Edward Holden, 6th Baronet (1916?2003)
- Sir Paul Holden, 7th Baronet (1923-2016
[5]
)
- Sir Michael Peter Holden, 8th Baronet (born 1956).
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The
heir presumptive
is Peter Ritson Holden (born 1933), a kinsman of the present holder. His
heir apparent
is his eldest son, Duncan Dudley Holden (born 1963).
Holden baronets, of the Grange (1909)
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Holden baronets, of The Firs (1919)
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- Sir John Henry Holden, 1st Baronet (1862?1926)
- Sir George Holden, 2nd Baronet (1890?1937)
- Sir George Holden, 3rd Baronet (1914?1976)
- Sir John David Holden, 4th Baronet (born 1967)
The heir presumptive is the present holder's cousin Brian Peter John Holden (born 1944).
Sir George Holden, 3rd Baronet, squandered the family fortune and was reduced to living in a caravan on a farm in Yorkshire: the press dubbed him "the Baronet who lives in a pig sty". A notable member of this Holden family is the writer
Anthony Holden
(1947-2023), grandson of the 2nd Baronet.
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