Dudley-Williams baronets

The Dudley-Williams Baronetcy, of the City and of the County of the City of Exeter, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 2 July 1964 for the aeronautical engineer and Conservative politician, R. Dudley Williams.^[1] On receiving the baronetcy, on 29 June 1964 Williams changed his surname to Dudley-Williams by Deed Poll.^[2] As of 2010 the title is held by his son, the second Baronet, who succeeded in 1987.

Journalist Marina Hyde is the daughter of the second Baronet.

Dudley-Williams baronets, of Exeter (1964)

• Sir Rolf Dudley Dudley-Williams, 1st Baronet (1908–1987)
• Sir Alastair Edgcumbe James Dudley-Williams, 2nd Baronet (born 1943)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Malcolm Dudley-Williams.

References

1. The London Gazette: no. 43373. p. 5723. 3 July 1964.
2. The London Gazette: no. 43378. p. 5988. 10 July 1964.

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's list of baronets