Cory-Wright baronets

Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

The Cory-Wright Baronetcy, of Caen Wood Towers, High Gate, in St. Pancras in the County of London and Hornsey in the County of Middlesex, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.^[1] It was created on 28 August 1903 for Cory Cory-Wright, Chairman of William Cory & Son, coal and oil shippers.^[2] Born Cory Wright, he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Cory in 1903.^[3] He was High Sheriff of Middlesex in 1902.

The second Baronet was High Sheriff of Hertfordshire in 1921.^[2] The third Baronet was the husband of Felicity Tree, daughter of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree.

The present Baronet is the son of Captain Anthony John Julian Cory-Wright (1916–1944) and Susan Esterel Elwes. Captain Cory-Wright was the eldest son of Sir Geoffrey Cory-Wright, the 3rd Baronet Cory-Wright.^[2] Captain Cory-Wright was killed in action on 26 June 1944, aged 27, at Saint-Manvieu, Normandy in France, when the present Baronet was only six months old. His mother remarried, in 1949, to Lt.-Col. Jocelyn Eustace Gurney.^[2]

Cory-Wright baronets, of Caen Wood Towers and Hornsey (1903)

Sir Cory Francis Cory-Wright, 1st Baronet (1838–1909)^[4]^[5]
Sir Arthur Cory Cory-Wright, 2nd Baronet (1869–1951)^[4]^[6]
Sir Geoffrey Cory-Wright, 3rd Baronet (1892–1969)^[7]
Sir Richard Michael Cory-Wright, 4th Baronet (born 1944)^[3]^[8]

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Roland Anthony Cory-Wright (born 1979).^[8]

Notes

^ "No. 27582". The London Gazette. 31 July 1903. p. 4818.
^ a b c d Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, pp. 906–907
^ a b Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. London: Debrett's Peerage. 2000. pp. 1140–1141. ISBN 033354577X.
^ a b Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (99th ed.). London: Burke's Peerage Ltd. and Shaw Publishing. 1949. pp. 2177-8–3.
^ "Cory-Wright, Sir Cory Francis". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Cory-Wright, Sir Arthur Cory". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Cory-Wright, Sir Geoffrey". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ a b "Cory-Wright, Sir Richard (Michael)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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Baronetage of the United Kingdom

Preceded by

Brocklehurst baronets

Cory-Wright baronets
of Caen Wood Towers and Hornsey
28 August 1903

Succeeded by

Hickman baronets

[1] "No. 27582". The London Gazette. 31 July 1903. p. 4818.

[burke-2] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, pp. 906–907

[Debrett-3] Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. London: Debrett's Peerage. 2000. pp. 1140–1141. ISBN 033354577X.

[Burke-4] Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (99th ed.). London: Burke's Peerage Ltd. and Shaw Publishing. 1949. pp. 2177-8–3.

[5] "Cory-Wright, Sir Cory Francis". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[6] "Cory-Wright, Sir Arthur Cory". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[7] "Cory-Wright, Sir Geoffrey". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[WW4-8] "Cory-Wright, Sir Richard (Michael)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)