The Hawkesworth Baronetcy (also Hawksworth and Hoxworth), of Hawksworth, near Guiseley in West Yorkshire, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 6 December 1678 for Walter Hawkesworth. The second Baronet was High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1721, and was twice president of the old masonic lodge at York, later styled the Grand Lodge of All England. The title became extinct on his death in 1735.[1][2]

An engraving of Sir Walter Hawkesworth, 2nd Baronet

Hawkesworth baronets, of Hawkesworth (1678)

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  • Sir Walter Hawkesworth, 1st Baronet (1660–1683)
  • Sir Walter Hawkesworth, 2nd Baronet (died 1735)

References

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  1. ^ Ancestor Index Genealogy of Hawksworth family
  2. ^ University of Bradford Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine C. J. Scott, An enquiry into early Freemasonry at Bradford and neghbourhood [sic]. 1713–1873, 1911 paper (Web of Hiram), Retrieved 16 September 2013