Kimber baronets
The Kimber Baronetcy, of Lansdowne Lodge in Wandsworth in the County of London, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 24 August 1904 for Henry Kimber. He was the founder of the legal firm of Kimber and Ellis and also sat as Conservative Member of Parliament for Wandsworth between 1885 and 1913.
Arms: Argent a Torteau between three Choughs proper; Crest: A Bull's Head cabossed Sable horned Argent between the horns an Estoile Or; Motto: Frangas Non Flectes (You may break, but you shall not bend me) [1]
As of 28 February 2014 the present Baronet has not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy considered dormant since 2012.[2]
Kimber baronets, of Lansdowne Lodge (1904)
- Sir Henry Kimber, 1st Baronet (1834–1923)
- Sir Henry Dixon Kimber, 2nd Baronet (1862–1950)
- Sir Charles Dixon Kimber, 3rd Baronet (1912–2008) [3]
- Sir Timothy Roy Henry Kimber, 4th Baronet (1936–2012)
- Sir Rupert Edward Watkin Kimber, 5th Baronet (born 1962)
The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Hugo Charles Kimber (born 1964).
Notes
- http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/Curr%20UK%20Barts%20I-P.htm
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Obituary: Sir Charles Kimber, Bt", The Telegraph (London), 22 April 2008.
References
- 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
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