The Macready Baronetcy, of Cheltenham in the County of Gloucester, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.[2] It was created on 1 March 1923 for General Nevil Macready. He was Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1918 to 1920 and Commander-in-Chief of Ireland from 1920 to 1922. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He was a Lieutenant-General in the Army and held several administrative posts in occupied Germany after the Second World War. The third Baronet was managing director of Mobil Oil from 1975 to 1985.
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| Crest | On a wreath of the colours in front of two swords points upwards in saltire proper pommels and hilts Or a cubit arm also Proper grasping a snake Vert.[1] |
| Shield | Argent on a chevron Azure between three leopard faces Gules two swords the points in saltire Proper pommels and hilts Or. |
| Motto | Latin: Ad Extremum Tenax English: Unmoved to the end |
William Charles Macready, father of the first Baronet, was an actor.
Macready baronets, of Cheltenham (1923)
edit- Sir Cecil Frederick Nevil Macready, 1st Baronet (1862–1946)
- Sir Gordon Nevil Macready, 2nd Baronet (1891–1956)
- Sir Nevil John Wilfrid Macready, 3rd Baronet (1921–2014)
- Sir Charles Nevil Macready, 4th Baronet (born 1955)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son James Nevil Macready (born 1982).
Notes
edit- ^ Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage. 2000.
- ^ "No. 32815". The London Gazette. 17 April 1923. p. 2810.
References
edit- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets