East baronets of Calcutta (1823)

Escutcheon of the East baronets of Calcutta

The East baronetcy of Calcutta was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom for Edward Hyde East on 25 April 1823.[1] He was Member of Parliament for Great Bedwyn (1792–1796) and Winchester (1823–1831). His son, the 2nd baronet Sir James Buller East, was also MP for Winchester (1831–1832) and (1835–1864).

  1. ^ Burke, John Bernard (1852). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Colburn. pp. 349–350.