| Strachey baronets | |
|---|---|
 Arms: Quarterly: 1st & 4th Argent a cross between four eagles displayed Gules (Strachey), 2nd & 3rd Or three crescents two and one Sable on a canton of the last a ducal crown Or. Crest: An eagle displayed Gules charged on the breast with a cross-crosslet fitchée Argent. | |
| Creation date | 2 June 1801 |
| Created by | George III |
| Peerage | Baronetage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Henry Strachey |
| Present holder | Charles Strachey |
| Heir presumptive | Henry Strachey |
| Remainder to | heirs male (of the body of the grantee) |
| Status | Dormant |
| Extinction date | Saffron Walden, Essex |
| Seat(s) | Sutton Court, Somerset |
| Motto | Coelum Non Animum (The Circumstances May Change But Not The Mind) |
The Strachey baronetcy, of Sutton Court in the County of Somerset, England, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.[1] This family was originally seated at Walden, Essex, where William Strachey was living under the rule of Edward VI. Later they moved to Surrey and at last settled at Sutton Court, Somerset. The title was created on 15 June 1801 for the politician and civil servant Henry Strachey. Sir Henry was private secretary to Lord Clive during his last expedition to India in 1764. He also took part in negotiations for peace with North America where he assisted the kings commissioners at Paris. He died in 1809 and was succeeded by his eldest son Henry, the second Baronet Strachey. His great-grandson, the fourth Baronet, was a Liberal politician. On 3 November 1911, he was created Baron Strachie, of Sutton Court in the County of Somerset, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[2] He later served as Paymaster General. The peerage became extinct on the death of his son, the second Baron, in 1973. The baronetage is currently dormant.
The family surname is pronounced "Stray-chee".
- ^ "No. 15372". The London Gazette. 2 June 1801. p. 619.
- ^ "No. 28547". The London Gazette. 3 November 1911. p. 7952.