Boswell baronets

Escutcheon of the Boswell baronets

The Boswell baronetcy, of Auchinleck in the County of Ayr was created for antiquary and songwriter Alexander Boswell in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 16 August 1821.[1] The baronetcy became extinct upon the second holder's death in 1857. Sir Alexander was the son of Samuel Johnson's biographer James Boswell.

  1. ^ "No. 17730". The London Gazette. 28 July 1821. p. 1555.