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The Curtis Baronetcy, of Gatcombe in the County of Southampton, was created in the Baronetage og Great Britain on 10 September 1794 for the naval commander Admiral Roger Curtis . The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1954. The Curtis Baronetcy, of Cullands Grove in the County of Middlesex, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 23 December 1802 for William Curtis , Member Of Parliament for the City Of London from 1790 to 1818 and 1820 to 1826 and Lord Mayor Of London from 1794 to 1795. He was later offered a peerage but declined. Several other members of the family have also gained distinction. William Frederick Curtis, eldest son of Timothy Abraham Curtis, third son of the first Baronet, was a Lieutenant-General in the Army. Arthur Cecil Curtis, second son of George Lear Curtis, second son of the second Baronet, was a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy . His son Arthur Drury Curtis (1888-1950) was a Brigadier in the Army. Reginald Curtis, third son of Charles Berwick Curtis, fourth son of the first Baronet, was a Major-General in the Army. Berwick Curtis (1876-1965), youngest son of Charles Berwick Curtis, was a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy. CURTIS BARONETS, OF GATCOMBE ( 1794 )
CURTIS BARONETS, OF CULLANDS GROVE ( 1802 )
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