List of Famous people named Sir
Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet
Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet was a Scottish politician and nobleman.
Sir George Cockburn, 10th Baronet
Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Cockburn, 10th Baronet, was a Royal Navy officer. As a captain he was present at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in February 1797 during the French Revolutionary Wars and commanded the naval support at the reduction of Martinique in February 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars. He also directed the capture and Burning of Washington on 24 August 1814 as an advisor to Major General Robert Ross during the War of 1812. He went on to be First Naval Lord and in that capacity sought to improve the standards of gunnery in the fleet, forming a gunnery school at Portsmouth; later he ensured that the Navy had the latest steam and screw technology and put emphasis on the ability to manage seamen without the need to resort to physical punishment.
Sir Roderick John Inglis of Glencourse, 10th Bt.
Sir Thomas Howland Roberts, 3rd Bt.
Sir George Dashwood, 4th Baronet
Sir Hugh Lowther
Sir Joseph Radcliffe, 1st Bt.
Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet
Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet was an English diplomat, statesman and essayist. An important diplomat, he was recalled in 1679, and for a brief period was a leading advisor to Charles II, with whom he then fell out. He retired to the country, and thereafter occupied himself with gardening and writing. He is best remembered today for two aspects of his life after retirement: a passage on the designs of Chinese gardens, written without ever having seen one, and for employing the young Jonathan Swift as his secretary. The first is sometimes given as a early indication of the English landscape garden style, praising irregularity in design.
Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Baronet DL was an Irish baronet, landowner and Conservative politician.
Sir James Denby Roberts, 2nd Bt.