Compton-Thornhill baronets

Arms of Compton-Thornhill of Riddlesworth Hall and of Pakenham[1]

The Thornhill, later Compton-Thornhill Baronetcy, of Riddlesworth Hall in the Parish of Riddlesworth in the County of Norfolk and of Pakenham Lodge in the Parish of Pakenham in the County of Suffolk, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.[2] It was created on 11 August 1885 for Thomas Thornhill, Conservative Member of Parliament for West Suffolk from 1875 to 1885.[3]

The 2nd Baronet assumed the additional surname of Compton on 9 May 1901.[4] The title became extinct on his death in 1949.[5]

Thornhill, later Compton-Thornhill baronets, of Riddlesworth Hall and of Pakenham Lodge (1885)

See also

References

  1. ↑ A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England.
  2. ↑ "No. 25499". The London Gazette. 11 August 1885. p. 3701.
  3. 1 2 3 Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (99th ed.). London: Burke's Peerage Ltd. and Shaw Publishing. 1949. p. 1983.
  4. ↑ "No. 27401". The London Gazette. 28 January 1902. p. 581.
  5. 1 2 "Thornhill, Sir Anthony John Compton-". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ↑ "Thornhill, Sir Thomas". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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