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Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

Peek baronets
CrestTwo hazel nuts, slipped proper.
ShieldAzure an estoile Argent, in chief three crescents of the last.
MottoLe Maître Vient (The Master Comes)

The Peek Baronetcy, of Rousdon in the County of Devon, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 13 May 1874 for Henry Peek. He was an importer of spices, tea and other groceries, a philanthropist and Conservative Member of Parliament for Surrey Mid. The second Baronet was an astronomer and meteorologist; the third Baronet was high sheriff of Devon in 1912.

Peek baronets, of Rousdon (1874)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Timothy Peek (born 1989).

Notes

  1. Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage. 1903.
  2. "Peek, Sir Henry William". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. "Peek, Sir Cuthbert Edgar". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. "Peek, Sir Wilfrid". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. "Peek, Sir Francis (Henry Grenville)". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. "Peek, Sir William Grenville". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. "Peek, Sir Richard Grenville". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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