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Macara baronets

Macara baronets

Extinct baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

The Macara Baronetcy, of Ardmore in St Anne-on-the-Sea in the County of Lancaster, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1911 for the Lancashire cotton-spinner, Charles Macara. The title became extinct upon the death of the fourth Baronet in Dudley in 1986.

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Macara baronets, of Ardmore (1911)

  • Sir Charles Wright Macara, 1st Baronet (1845–1929), cotton spinner.[3] He was founder of the Lifeboat Saturday movement for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, the first recorded charity street collection.[4] His wife, Lady Marion Macara, founded the Ladies Lifeboat Guild.
  • Sir William Cowper Macara, 2nd Baronet (1875–1931)[5]
  • Sir (Charles) Douglas Macara, 3rd Baronet (1904–1982)[6]
  • Sir Hugh Kenneth Macara, 4th Baronet (1913–1986). After his succession in 1982, his name never appeared on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. He died without heir.[2]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. London: Debrett's Peerage. 2000. p. B659. ISBN 033354577X.
  2. [2]
    "Macara, Sir Hugh Kenneth". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. [3]
    "Macara, Sir Charles Wright". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. [4]
    "RNLI History Southport and St Anne's lifeboats disaster".
  5. [5]
    "Macara, Sir William Cowper". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. [6]
    "Macara, Sir (Charles) Douglas". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 23 March 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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