Hornby baronets

William Henry Hornby, father of Sir William Hornby, 1st Baronet

The Hornby Baronetcy, of Brookhouse in the Parish of Saint Michael, Blackburn, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 21 February 1899 for William Hornby, for many years Conservative Member of Parliament for Blackburn. He was the son of industrialist and politician William Henry Hornby (1805–1884). The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1971.

Edward Hornby, brother of the first Baronet, was also Member of Parliament for Blackburn. Another brother, A. N. Hornby, was Captain of the England Cricket Team.

Hornby baronets, of Brookhouse (1899)

• Sir William Henry Hornby, 1st Baronet (1841–1928)
• Sir Henry Russell Hornby, 2nd Baronet (1888–1971)

References

• Leigh Rayment's list of baronets