St Aubyn baronets

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There have been two baronetcies created for members of the St Aubyn family, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The St Aubyn Baronetcy, of Clowance in the County of Cornwall, was created in the Baronetage of England on 11 December 1671 for John St Aubyn, who later represented St Michaels in the House of Commons. He was the son of Colonel John St Aubyn, who had acquired the island and castle St. Michael's Mount in 1659, having already become Governor of the Mount in 1647. Sir John St Aubyn's lineage continued through four subsequent Baronets, all of whom were also named John St Aubyn. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Helston, the third Baronet for Cornwall, the fourth Baronet for Launceston and Cornwall and the fifth Baronet for Truro, Penryn and Helston. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet, in 1839. While the title became extinct, the fifth Baronet's legacy continued when his illegitimate son, Edward...

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