Dyer baronets

There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Dyer, both in the Baronetage of England. One creation is extant as of 2015.

The Dyer Baronetcy, of Staughton in the County of Huntingdon, was created in the Baronetage of England on 8 June 1627 for Lodowick Dyer. The title became extinct on his death in 1669.

The Dyer Baronetcy, of Tottenham in the County of Middlesex, was created in the Baronetage of England on 6 July 1678 for William Dyer. He was the husband of Thomazine, only daughter and heiress of Thomas Swinnerton, of Stanway Hall, Essex. The sixth Baronet was a Colonel in the British Army and Groom of the Bedchamber to King George IV when Prince of Wales. The seventh Baronet was a Lieutenant-General in the British Army. The eighth Baronet was an officer in the Royal Navy and served in several naval battles throughout the Peninsular War. The ninth Baronet was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army and served in the Peninsular War, where he was present at Badajoz, Vitoria, San Sebastian, the Pyrenees, Nive, Orthez and Toulouse. The tenth Baronet fought in the Crimean War and was present at Sevastopol. The fifteenth Baronet was Chairman of the Shropshire County Council from 1969 to 1972. The sixteenth Baronet is a mathematician.

Dyer baronets, of Staughton (1627)

• Sir Lodowick Dyer, 1st Baronet (c. 1605–1669)

Dyer baronets, of Tottenham (1678)

• Sir William Dyer, 1st Baronet (died 1681)
• Sir John Swinnerton Dyer, 2nd Baronet (c. 1656–1701)
• Sir Swinnerton Dyer, 3rd Baronet (1688–1736)
• Sir John Swinnerton Dyer, 4th Baronet (c. 1692–1754)
• Sir Thomas Dyer, 5th Baronet (1694–1780)
• Sir John Swinnerton Dyer, 6th Baronet (1738–1801)
• Sir Thomas Richard Swinnerton Dyer, 7th Baronet (c. 1770–1838)
• Sir Thomas Swinnerton Dyer, 8th Baronet (1770–1854)
• Sir Thomas Dyer, 9th Baronet (1799–1878)
• Sir Swinnerton Halliday Dyer, 10th Baronet (1833–1882)
• Sir Thomas Swinnerton Dyer, 11th Baronet (1859–1907)
• Sir John Swinnerton Dyer, 12th Baronet (1891–1917)
• Sir John Lodovick Swinnerton Dyer, 13th Baronet (1914–1940)
• Sir Leonard Whitworth Swinnerton Dyer, 14th Baronet (1875–1947)
• Sir Leonard Schroeder Swinnerton Dyer, 15th Baronet (1898–1975)
• Sir (Henry) Peter Francis Swinnerton-Dyer, 16th Baronet (born 1927)

Notes

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
• Leigh Rayment's list of baronets