Orr-Lewis baronets

{{short description|Extinct baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom}}

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The Orr-Lewis Baronetcy, of Whitewebbs Park in the parish of Enfield in the County of Middlesex, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 12 February 1920 for the Canadian businessman Frederick Orr-Lewis.{{London Gazette |issue=31712 |date=30 December 1919 |page=2 |supp=y}}{{London Gazette |issue=31830 |date=19 March 1920 |page=3432}} The title became extinct on the death of his only son Duncan, the second Baronet, in 1980.

Frederick Orr-Lewis owned the {{convert|100|ha|acres}}{{cite web |url=http://www.londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.asp?ID=ENF051 |title=Whitewebbs Park and Golf Course |publisher=London Gardens Online |accessdate=18 May 2016}} estate of Whitewebbs Park in Enfield. In 1931, his son Duncan sold the estate to the County Council, which constructed a public golf course on the property.{{cite web |url=http://www.parkexplorer.org.uk/park_intro.asp?ID=enf33 |publisher=Park Explorer |title=Whitewebbs Park and Golf Course |accessdate=18 May 2016}} The Estate House, which dates to 1791, is now a public restaurant and two estate lodges remain.

Orr-Lewis baronets, of Whitewebbs Park (1920)

References

  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, {{Page needed |date=February 2013}}
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