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Wake baronets

The Wake Baronetcy, of Clevedon in the County of Somerset, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 5 December 1621 for Baldwin Wake. The sixth Baronet assumed the additional surname of Jones but died childless. The eighth Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Bedford. The twelfth Baronet was High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1879. The thirteenth Baronet was a Major-General in the British Army. Another member of the family to gain distinction was Charles Wake, second son of the tenth Baronet; he was an Admiral in the Royal Navy.

Wake baronets (1621)
Sir Baldwin Wake, 1st Baronet (1574–1627) • Sir John Wake, 2nd Baronet (1602–1658) • Sir William Wake, 3rd Baronet (1632–1698) • Sir John Wake, 4th Baronet (1661–1714) who was succeeded by his brother: • Sir Baldwin Wake, 5th Baronet (1696–1747) who was succeeded by his grandson: • Sir Charles Wake-Jones, 6th Baronet (1725–1755) who was succeeded by the third son of his great-uncle (Rev. Robert Wake, 1666–1725): • Sir William Wake, 7th Baronet (1715–1765) • Sir William Wake, 8th Baronet (1742–1785) • Sir William Wake, 9th Baronet (1768–1846) • Sir Charles Wake, 10th Baronet (1791–1864) • Sir William Wake, 11th Baronet (1823–1865) • Sir Hereward Wake, 12th Baronet (1852–1916) • Sir Hereward Wake, 13th Baronet (1876–1963), an officer on the staff of the British Expeditionary Force in 1914 with the rank of major, later rising to the rank of major general • Sir Hereward Wake, 14th Baronet (1916–2017) • Sir Hereward Charles Wake, 15th Baronet (born 1952), who was married to Lady Doune Mabell Ogilvy, eldest daughter of the 13th Earl of Airlie. The heir apparent to the baronetcy is the current holder's eldest son, John Hereward Wake (born 1978). == Notes ==
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