fourth Baronet, who succeeded his father in 2012. He is a member of the executive committee of the Standing Council of the Baronetage. The Butler Baronetcy, of Edgbaston in the County of Warwick, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 29 January 1926 for the brewer William Butler, Chairman of Mitchells & Butlers Ltd. His only son William Owen Butler (1898–1935) predeceased him, without male issue. Consequently, the baronetcy became extinct on Butler's death in 1939. Butler baronets, of Cloughgrenan (1628) Sir Thomas Butler, 1st Baronet (died ) Sir Edmund Butler, 2nd Baronet (died c. 1650) Sir Thomas Butler, 3rd Baronet (died 1703) Sir Pierce Butler, 4th Baronet (1670–1732) Sir Richard Butler, 5th Baronet (1699–1771) Sir Thomas Butler, 6th Baronet (1735–1772) Sir Richard Butler, 7th Baronet (1761–1817) Sir Thomas Butler, 8th Baronet (1783–1861) Sir Richard Pierce Butler, 9th Baronet (1813–1862) Sir Thomas Pierce Butler, 10th Baronet (1836–1909) Sir Richard Pierce Butler, 11th Baronet (1872–1955) Colonel Sir Thomas Pierce Butler, 12th Baronet, CVO DSO OBE JP (1910–1994) Sir Richard Pierce Butler, 13th Baronet (born 1940) The heir apparent is the present holder's son Thomas Pierce Butler (born 1966). Butler baronets, of Polestown (1645) Sir Walter Butler, 1st Baronet (died 1650) Sir Richard Butler, 2nd Baronet (died c. 1679) Sir Walter Butler, 3rd Baronet (c. 1678–1723) Sir Edmund Butler, 4th Baronet (c. 1708–1762) Butler baronets, of Old Park (1922) Sir (Robert) Reginald Frederick Butler, 1st Baronet (1866–1933) Sir (Reginald) Thomas Butler, 2nd Baronet (1901–1959) Sir (Reginald) Michael Thomas Butler, 3rd Baronet (1928–2012) Sir (Reginald) Richard Michael Butler, 4th Baronet (born 1953) The heir apparent is the present holder's Reginald Paul Butler (born 1988). Butler baronets, of Edgbaston (1926) Sir William Waters Butler, 1st Baronet (1866–1939) Sir William Waters Butler was a benefactor to the University of Birmingham. Sir William gave £10,000 to Birmingham University in 1936 to provide scholarships, to be known as the Joseph Chamberlain Memorial scholarships. See also Butler dynasty Notes References Kidd, Charles & Williamson, David (eds.). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, Official Roll of the Baronetage People associated with the University of Birmingham Baronetcies in the Baronetage of Ireland Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Ireland Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Butler dynasty 1628 establishments in Ireland 1922 establishments in the United Kingdom