Cocks baronets

There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Cocks, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. One creation is extant as of 2008.

The Cocks Baronetcy, of Dumbleton in the County of Gloucester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 7 February 1662 for Richard Cocks. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1765.

The Cocks, later Somers-Cocks Baronetcy, of Dumbleton in the County of Gloucester, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 7 October 1772. For more information on this creation, see the Baron Somers.

Cocks baronets, of Dumbleton (1662)

Cocks, later Somers-Cocks baronets, of Dumbleton (1772)

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