Newman baronets of Cecil Lodge (1912)

The Neumann (later Newman) baronetcy of Cecil Lodge, Newmarket, in the County of Cambridge was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 6 February 1912 for Sigismund Neumann (1857–1916), a financier in South Africa.[1]

Neumann (later Newman) baronets of Cecil Lodge (1912)

  • Sir Sigismund Neumann, 1st Baronet (1857–1916). He was the son of Gustav Neumann of Fürth, Bavaria. He was a partner in the firms of S. Neumann and Co., merchants, and Neumann, Luebeck and Co., bankers.[2]
  • Sir Cecil Gustavus Jacques Newman, 2nd Baronet (1891–1955).[3] He assumed by Royal licence the surname of Newman in lieu of Neumann in 1936.[4]
  • Sir Gerard Robert Henry Sigismund Newman, 3rd Baronet (1927–1987).[5]
  • Sir Francis Hugh Cecil Newman, 4th Baronet (born 1963) is the current holder of the baronetcy.[6]

The heir apparent to the baronetcy is Thomas Ralph Gerard Newman (born 1993), eldest son of Sir Francis Newman.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Maryna Fraser (1985). Johannesburg Pioneer Journals, 1888–1909. Van Riebeeck Society. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-620-09432-0.
  2. ^ Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. London: Debrett's Peerage. 2000. p. B760. ISBN 033354577X.
  3. ^ "Newman, Sir Cecil Gustavus Jacques". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ "No. 34266". The London Gazette. 20 March 1936. pp. 1813–1814.
  5. ^ "Newman, Sir Gerard (Robert Henry Sigismund)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ^ a b "Newman, Sir Francis (Hugh Cecil)". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 31 October 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)