Sir Cosmo Bonsor, 1st Baronet, by Leslie Ward, 1895

The Bonsor Baronetcy, of Kingswood, in the parish of Epsom, in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 26 January 1925 for Cosmo Bonsor,[1] Chairman of the South Eastern Railway, Conservative Member of Parliament for Wimbledon and a Director of the Bank of England. As of 2023 the title is held by his great-great-grandson, Alexander, the fifth Baronet, who succeeded his father in 2023. He became engaged in November 2005 to Jane Troughton,[2] marrying the following year.

The family seat is Liscombe Park, Soulbury, Buckinghamshire. It is an Elizabethan manor hall.[3]

Bonsor baronets, of Kingswood (1925)

Escutcheon of the Bonsor baronets of Kingswood

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Cosmo Bonsor (born 2010).

Notes

  1. ^ "No. 33015". The London Gazette. 27 January 1925. p. 590.
  2. ^ The Times 15 November 2005, as reported 16 November 2005 by Michael Rhodes on "Peerage_News", a Google group.
  3. ^ Liscombe Park on Sir Nicholas's website.
  4. ^ "No. 37151". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 June 1945. p. 3381.
  5. ^ "Sir Nicholas Bonsor, Right-wing Eurosceptic MP who served under John Major – obituary". The Telegraph. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

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