Sebright baronets
The Sebright Baronetcy, of Besford in the County of Worcester, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 20 December 1626 for Edward Sebright, High Sheriff of Worcestershire who later fought as a Royalist in the Civil War. He was the son of John Sebright of Blakeshall, Wolverley and was the heir of his uncle William Sebright of Besford, who established by his will in 1620 the charity "Sebright's Endowed Schools", still surviving today and very richly endowed as "Sebright's Educational Foundation". The fourth Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire (UK [Parliament constituency)|Hertfordshire]. The sixth Baronet represented Bath in the House of Commons. The seventh Baronet was Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire and also became known as an agriculturalist. The family's fortunes ebbed by the end of the nineteenth century, with the ninth Baronet leaving only £5 at his death.
The current baronet, Rufus Hugo Giles Sebright, born 1978 in Nîmes, France, has not proved his claim to the title.
Sebright baronets, of Besford (1626)
- Sir Edward Sebright, 1st Baronet
- Sir Edward Sebright, 2nd Baronet
- Sir Edward Sebright, 3rd Baronet
- Sir Thomas Saunders Sebright, 4th Baronet
- Sir Thomas Saunders Sebright, 5th Baronet
- Sir [John Sebright, 6th Baronet|Sir John Saunders Sebright, 6th Baronet]
- Sir John Saunders Sebright, 7th Baronet
- Sir Thomas Gage Saunders Sebright, 8th Baronet
- Sir John Gage Saunders Sebright, 9th Baronet
- Sir Egbert Cecil Saunders Sebright, 10th Baronet
- Sir Edgar Reginald Saunders Sebright, 11th Baronet
- Sir Guy Thomas Saunders Sebright, 12th Baronet
- Sir Giles Edward Sebright, 13th Baronet
- Sir Hugo Giles Edmund Sebright, 14th Baronet
- Sir Peter Giles Vivian Sebright, 15th Baronet
- Sir Rufus Hugo Giles Sebright, 16th Baronet. The Official Roll as of marks the title as dormant. Debrett's in 2019 gave no heir to the title.