Bates Baronets

There are two Bates Baronetcies.

Bates of Gwyn Castle, Flint, Bellefield and Manydown

:Created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 13 May 1880 for Edward Bates. Sir Edward Bates was MP for Plymouth from 1871 to 1880 and from 1885 to 1892. Sir Percy Bates, the 4th Baronet, was Chairman of the Cunard Steam Ship Company and High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1920. He was also made a G.B.E. in 1920. Sir Geoffrey Bates, the 5th Baronet, was High Sheriff of Flintshire in 1969 and was decorated with an M.C in 1942.

*Sir Edward Bates, 1st Baronet (17 Mar 1816– 17 Oct 1896)
*Sir Edward Percy Bates, 2nd Baronet (17 Aug 1845– 31 Dec 1899)
*Sir Edward Bertram Bates, 3rd Baronet (7 Mar 1877– 6 Mar 1903)
*Sir Percy Elly Bates, 4th Baronet (12 May 1879– 16 Oct 1946)
*Sir Geoffrey Voltelin Bates, 5th Baronet (2 Oct 1921– 13 Feb 2005)
*Sir Edward Robert Bates, 6th Baronet (1946–2007)
*Sir James Geoffrey Bates, 7th Baronet (born 1985)

Bates of Magherabuoy, Londonderry

:Created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 7 June 1937 for (Richard) Dawson Bates. Sir Dawson Bates served as MP for East Belfast from 1921 to 1929, and for Belfast Victoria from 1929 to 1943. He was Minister of Home Affairs, Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1943.
*Sir Richard Dawson Bates, 1st Baronet (23 Nov 1876–10 Jun 1949)
*Sir John Dawson Bates, 2nd Baronet (21 Sep 1921–12 Jul 1998)
*Sir Richard Dawson Hoult Bates, 3rd Baronet (12 May 1956–)

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