| Hampson baronets | |
|---|---|
 Escutcheon of the Hampson baronets of Taplow | |
| Creation date | 1642[1] |
| Status | extinct |
| Extinction date | 1969[2] |
| Motto | Nunc aut nunquam, Now or never[1] |
| Arms | Argent, three hemp-brakes sable. These canting arms occurred frequently repeated in the cornice of the screen of the now demolished Hampson Chapel, built in the 1630s, in the north aisle of St Nicholas's' Church, Taplow.[3][4] |
The Hampson Baronetcy, of Taplow in the County of Buckingham, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created by King Charles I on 3 June 1642 for Thomas Hampson, second son of Sir Robert Hampson (1537-1607) one of the two Sheriffs of the City of London in 1599, knighted by King James I in 1603.[5] The third Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Chipping Wycombe in 1685.[6] The tenth Baronet was an entomologist. The title became extinct on the death of the twelfth Baronet in 1969.[2]
- ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1881). The Baronetage and Knightage. Nichols and Sons. p. 288.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
WW12was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Lysons, Magna Britannia, 1806
- ^ Betham, William, History of the English Baronets, Volume 2, London, 1802, pp. 5–8, Hampson Baronets
- ^ Wotton, Thomas, The English Baronets, Volume 2, London, 1741, pp. 295–7, Hampson Baronets [1]
- ^ History of Parliament biography [2]