Pinsent baronets
The Pinsent Baronetcy, of Selly Hill in the City of Birmingham, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 3 February 1938 for Richard Pinsent, President of the Law Society from 1918 to 1919 and founding partner of Pinsent & Co, a predecessor firm of Pinsent Masons.[2][3] Rower and Olympic gold medallist Sir Matthew Pinsent is the grandson of Clive Pinsent, younger son of the first Baronet.
Pinsent baronets, of Selly Hill (1938)[edit]
- Sir Richard Alfred Pinsent, 1st Baronet (1852–1948)
- Sir Roy Pinsent, 2nd Baronet (1883–1978)
- Sir Christopher Roy Pinsent, 3rd Baronet (1922–2015)
- Sir Thomas Benjamin Roy Pinsent, 4th Baronet (born 1967)
The heir presumptive is the current holder's cousin, William Ross Pinsent (born 1955), grandson of the second baronet.
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References[edit]
- ^ "No. 34479". The London Gazette. 4 February 1938. p. 728.
- ^ Law Times, and Journal of Property: PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIPS. Vol. 193. Office of the Law Times. 1942. p. 45.
- ^ McCormack, Steve (18 May 2006). "A-Z Of Employers: Pinsent Masons". The Independent. London.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "P" (part 2)