Lockhart-Ross baronets

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The Lockhart, later Lockhart-Ross Baronetcy, of Carstairs in the County of Lanark, was a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia.

Lockhart-Ross baronets
Creation date1672[1]
Statusextinct
Extinction date1942[1]

History

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Sir John Lockhart-Ross, 6th Baronet

It was created on 28 February 1672 for William Lockhart. The fourth Baronet used the surname Ross-Lockhart, which was also borne by the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth Baronets. The sixth Baronet was an admiral in the Royal Navy and sat as Member of Parliament for Lanark and Lanarkshire. The seventh Baronet was Member of Parliament for Tain Burghs, Ross-shire and Linlithgow Burghs. The ninth Baronet was an inventor and commercial entrepreneur. The title became extinct on his death in 1942.

Lockhart-Ross baronets, of Carstairs

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Coat of arms of Lockhart-Ross of Carstairs
Crest
A cubit arm naked and erect Proper, grasping a chaplet of laurel Vvert.
Escutcheon
Gules, three lions rampant, two and one, Argent.[4]
Supporters
Two naked savages with clubs over their shoulders Proper, wreathed round the loins with laurel Vert.
Motto
Spem successus alit (success fosters hope)

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Ross, Sir Charles (Henry Augustus Frederick Lockhart)". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 9 May 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cite error: The named reference Foster was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Baronetage, volume IV (1904) pp. 286–288
  4. Debrett's baronetage (1921).