Cory baronets of Coryton (1919)

The Cory baronetcy, of Coryton in Whitchurch in the County of Glamorgan, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 13 May 1919 for the businessman and Conservative politician Herbert Cory.[1] He was a director of John Cory and Sons, shipowners, and sat as Member of Parliament for Cardiff and Cardiff South.[2][3]

The title is as of 2026 marked vacant on the Official Roll.[4]

Cory baronets, of Coryton (1919)

  • Sir (James) Herbert Cory, 1st Baronet (1857–1933)[2][3]
  • Sir Herbert George Donald Cory, 2nd Baronet (1879–1935)[2][5]
  • Sir Vyvyan Donald Cory, 3rd Baronet (1906–1941)[2][6]
  • Sir Clinton James Donald Cory, 4th Baronet (1909–1991)[2][7]
  • Sir (Clinton Charles) Donald Cory, 5th Baronet (1937–2022)[8]
  • Sir James Maurice Perkins Cory, 6th Baronet (born 1966). He does not currently appear on the Official Roll of the Baronetage[9]

The heir presumptive is the present holder's first cousin Jonathan Andrew Campbell Perkins Cory (born 1970).[9]

Notes

  1. ^ "No. 31427". The London Gazette. 1 July 1919. p. 8221.
  2. ^ a b c d e Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (99th ed.). London: Burke's Peerage Ltd. and Shaw Publishing. 1949. p. 477.
  3. ^ a b "Cory, Sir (James) Herbert". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ "Official Roll of the Baronetage (Baronets)". Standing Council of the Baronetage. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Cory, Sir Herbert George Donald". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ^ "Cory, Sir Vyvyan Donald". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. ^ "Cory, Sir Clinton James Donald". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  8. ^ "Cory, Sir (Clinton Charles) Donald". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  9. ^ a b "Cory, Sir James Maurice Perkins". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)