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Arms of the Sutton family, Baronets of Norwood Park: 1st and 4th argent, a canton sable (Sutton); 2nd and 3rd argent, a cross fleury azure (Lexington). The crest is a wolf's head gules and the motto is Tout jours prest (French: Always ready).[1]

The Sutton Baronetcy, of Norwood Park in the County of Nottingham, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 14 October 1772 (252 years ago) (1772-10-14) for the politician Richard Sutton.[2] He was the second surviving son of the diplomat Sir Robert Sutton: who was the grandson of Henry Sutton, brother of Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexinton. In the late 19th and early 20th century, the family seat was at Benham Place.[3] However, the house was sold in 1982.[4]

As of 2023, the Baronetcy is vacant until David Robert Sutton proves his entitlement to it.[5]

Sutton baronets, of Norwood Park (1772)

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  • Sir Richard Sutton, 1st Baronet (1733–1802)[2][6]
  • Sir Richard Sutton, 2nd Baronet (16 December 1798 – 14 November 1855).[2][6][7] Sutton succeeded his grandfather in 1802. He was known as a passionate hunter and was Master of the Quorn Hunt, 1847 to 1856.[8] Sutton married Mary Elizabeth Burton (2 November 1797 – 1 January 1842), elder daughter of Benjamin Burton, of Burton Hall, County Carlow, Ireland (a second cousin patrilineally of the 2nd Marquess Conyngham), in 1819. They had seven sons and four daughters.
  • Sir John Sutton, 3rd Baronet (1820–1873).[2][6] Sutton married Emma Helena Sherlock (died January 1845), daughter of Colonel Francis Sherlock, KH, of Southwell, Nottinghamshire, in 1844. They had no children, and he was succeeded by his brother. He was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire for 1867.
  • Sir Richard Sutton, 4th Baronet (1821–1878). He served in the Royal Navy and 1st Life Guards.[2][6]
  • Sir Richard Francis Sutton, 5th Baronet (20 December 1853 – 25 February 1891).[2][6] Sutton was the owner of the racing yacht Genesta with which he raced Puritan for the America's Cup in 1885.[9] He was married to Constance Corbet, daughter of Sir Vincent Corbet, Bt. He was succeeded by his son.[10] He was Sheriff of Berkshire in 1887.[11]
  • Sir Richard Vincent Sutton, 6th Baronet (26 April 1891 – 29 November 1918).[2][12] Sutton fought as a lieutenant in the World War I and was wounded in action in October 1914. He was one of the richest men in England, owning 13,000 acres (53 km2) and part of the West End in London.[13] His engagement was announced in 1916.[14] He was succeeded by his uncle.
  • Sir Arthur Edwin Sutton, 7th Baronet (1857–1948).[15] Son of the 4th Baronet. Sutton bought Shanks in 1920, and held it as his seat until his death.[16] Sir Arthur was married to Cecil Blanche Dumbleton (died 1948),[17] daughter of Walter Douglas Dumbleton. He was succeeded by his son.
  • Sir Robert Lexington Sutton, 8th Baronet (1897–1981).[18] He was succeeded by his son.
  • Sir Richard Lexington Sutton, 9th Baronet (1937–2021).[19][20] He was murdered at his Dorset home on 7 April 2021.[21][22] His net worth was estimated at £301 million in 2020.[23]
  • Sir David Robert Sutton (born 1960). He has not claimed the title.[24]

The heir presumptive is the present holder's uncle James Anthony Sutton (born 1940). His heir apparent is his son Tristan Antony Sutton (born 1966).

Extended family

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Hugh Clement Sutton (1867–1928) was a Major-General in the British Army, and the third son of the Hon. Henry George Sutton, sixth son of the second Baronet.[25][26]

Notes

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  1. ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1905). Armorial Families (5th ed.). Edinburgh: T. C. & E. C. Jack. p. 1315.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Cokayne, George Edward (1906). Complete Baronetage. Vol. V. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. pp. 162–163.
  3. ^ William Page and P.H. Ditchfield (eds). 'Parishes: Speen', A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4 (1924), pp. 97–110. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62688. Date accessed: 13 February 2008. "Benham Place, recently called Benham Valence, is the seat of Sir Richard Sutton, bart." However, by 1924, he had died, and the house was the seat of his uncle Sir Arthur Sutton.
  4. ^ Richard Jinman. "A cup of tea but tight lips in historic landowner's fiefdom" # The Guardian, Wednesday 23 March 2005
  5. ^ "Official Roll". The Standing Council of the Baronetage. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e Foster, Joseph (1883). The Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire. Westminster: Nichols and Sons. p. 601.
  7. ^ "Obituary: Sir Richard Sutton, Bart". The Gentleman's Magazine. XLV. F. Jefferies: 80–82. 1856. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  8. ^ "直达号".
  9. ^ Obituary:Sir Richard Sutton, BtThe New York Times26 February 1891, p. 4.
  10. ^ "28 BRITISH OFFICERS IN NEW DEATH LIST; 32 Wounded and 8 Missing-Lord Lansdowne's Son Among Those Killed." The New York Times, 1 November 1914, p. 10. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  11. ^ William Page and P.H. Ditchfield (eds). 'Parishes: Kintbury', A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4 (1924), pp. 205–217. Date accessed: 13 February 2008.
  12. ^ "Sutton, Sir Richard (Vincent)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  13. ^ "Ibid." (PDF).
  14. ^ "RICHEST BACHELOR TO WED.; Future Bride of Sir Richard Sutton Widow of Titled Soldier." The New York Times, 23 May 1916, p. 22. Retrieved 13 February 2008. The bride's name was not announced in this report, but she was stated to be still in mourning for her first husband who had died in the First World War. In the event, Sir Richard also died by the end of 1918, and the marriage apparently never took place.
  15. ^ "Sutton, Sir Arthur". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  16. ^ C R J Currie, R W Dunning (Editors), A P Baggs, M C Siraut (1999). 'Cucklington', A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 7: Bruton, Horethorne and Norton Ferris Hundreds (1999), pp. 177–184. Date accessed: 13 February 2008.
  17. ^ "Cecil Blanche (née Dumbleton), Lady Sutton - National Portrait Gallery". npg.org.uk.
  18. ^ "Sutton, Sir Robert Lexington". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  19. ^ "Sutton, Sir Richard (Lexington)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  20. ^ "Sutton" Burke's Peerage, online edition.
  21. ^ "Sir Richard Sutton: Partner's son guilty of murder". BBC News. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  22. ^ Karim, Fariha; Simpson, John. Hamilton, Fiona (ed.). "Sir Richard Sutton, one of the UK's richest men, stabbed to death at country estate". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  23. ^ Hymas, Charles; Lyons, Izzy; Rayner, Gordon (8 April 2021). "Multi-millionaire hotelier Sir Richard Sutton stabbed to death on his country estate". The Daily Telegraph.
  24. ^ "Sutton, Sir David Robert". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  25. ^ Crisp, Frederick Arthur (1902). Visitation of England and Wales. Vol. 10. London: Priv. print. p. 133.
  26. ^ Burke, Bernard (1903). Ashworth P. Burke (ed.). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage (65th ed.). London: Harrison and Sons. p. 1461.
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