What ancient officer in North West England is the second Baronet of the Heywood baronets?
High Sheriff of Lancashire
High Sheriff of Lancashire
The High Sheriff of Lancashire is an ancient officer, now largely ceremonial, granted to Lancashire, a county in North West England.
 High Shrievalties are the oldest secular titles under the Crown, in England and Wales.
 The High Sheriff of Lancashire is the representative of the monarch in the county, and is the "Keeper of The Queen's Peace" in the county, executing judgements of the High Court through an Under Sheriff.
Heywood baronets
The Heywood Baronetcy, of Claremont in the County of Lancaster, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
 It was created on 9 August 1838 for the banker, politician and philanthropist Benjamin Heywood.
 He had been instrumental in the passage of the 1832 Reform Act.
 The second Baronet was High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1851.
 The third Baronet was a railway entrepreneur and served as High Sheriff of Derbyshire
Buckworth-Herne-Soame baronets
The Buckworth, later Buckworth-Herne, later Buckworth-Herne-Soame Baronetcy, of Sheen in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Baronetage of England.
 It was created on 1 April 1697 for John Buckworth, High Sheriff of London in 1704.
 The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Weobley.
 The third Baronet was Assistant Gentleman Usher to George II.
 The fifth Baronet was Gentleman-Pensioner and Exon of the Guard during the reign of George III.
 He married Anne, daughter of Paston Herne, of Haveringland Hall, Norfolk, and assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Herne.
 The sixth Baronet assumed in 1806 by Royal licence the additional surname of Soame in compliance with the will of Sir Peter Soame, 4th Baronet, of Thurlow (see Soame baronets).
 The ninth Baronet was a member of the Shropshire County Council.
 As of 2014, the title is held by the thirteenth baronet, who succeeded his father in 2013. Hamlyn-Williams baronets
The Hamlyn, later Hamlyn-Williams Baronetcy, of Clovelly in the County of Devon, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain.
 It was created on 7 July 1795 for James Hamlyn (born James Hammett), heir of his great-uncle Zachary Hamlyn (1677-1759) of Clovelly.
 He married Arabella Williams, daughter and eventual heiress of Thomas Williams (d.1792) of Edwinsford, Llandeilo, in Carmarthenshire, himself the heir of his elder brother Sir Nicholas Williams, 1st Baronet (1681–1745) of Edwinsford.
 Their son, the second Baronet, assumed the additional surname of Williams in 1798.
 The title became extinct on the death of his son, the third Baronet, in 1861.
 All three Baronets represented Carmarthenshire in Parliament.
 Charles Hamlyn-Williams, younger son of the second Baronet, was a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy. Dalrymple-Hay baronets
The Dalrymple-Hay Baronetcy, of Park Place in the County of Wigtown, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain.
 It was created on 27 April 1798 for Colonel John Dalrymple-Hay.
 Born John Dalrymple, he was the husband of Susan, daughter of Sir Thomas Hay, 3rd Baronet, of Park (see Hay baronets for earlier history of this title).
 On inheriting his father-in-law's estates in 1794 he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Hay.
 Four years later the baronetcy held by his father-in-law was revived in his favour.
 His grandson, the third Baronet (who succeeded his father), was an Admiral in the Royal Navy and Conservative politician.
 His third and youngest son, the fifth Baronet (who succeeded his childless elder brother), was a Clerk in the Foreign Office from 1887 to 1895 and in the Privy Council Office from 1895 to 1928.
 On his death the line of the third Baronet failed and the title passed to the late Baronet's first cousin twice removed, the sixth Baronet.
 He was the eldest son of Brian George Rowland Dalrymple-Hay (1898–1943), a Colonel in the Indian Cavalry, son of George Houston Dalrymple-Hay (1865–1948), fifth son of George James Dalrymple-Hay (1828–1891), a Colonel in the Bengal Staff Corps, second son of the second Baronet (and eldest son of his second marriage).
 As of 2009 the title is held by the seventh Baronet's son, the eighth Baronet, who succeeded in January 2009. Pechell baronets
The Pechell, later Brooke-Pechell, later Pechell Baronetcy, of Paglesham in the County of Essex, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain.
 It was created on 1 March 1797 for Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Pechell, a retired army officer of Huguenot descent.
 The second baronet, whose mother was the only daughter and heir of Thomas Brooke of Paglesham, Essex, took by royal licence the additional surname of Brooke.
 The first and second baronets were army officers, the third and fourth rose to flag rank in the Royal Navy, and the second through fourth baronets were also Member of Parliament.
 The eighth and ninth Baronets used the surname Pechell only.
 On the death of the ninth Baronet on 29 January 1984 the baronetcy became extinct. Le Fleming baronets
The Fleming, later le Fleming Baronetcy, of Rydal in the County of Westmorland, is a title in the Baronetage of England.
 It was created on 4 October 1705 for William Fleming, Member of Parliament for Westmorland.
 The second Baronet was Bishop of Carlisle.
 The third Baronet represented Cumberland in the British House of Commons.
 The fourth Baronet was Member of Parliament for Westmorland.
 He assumed the surname of le Fleming, an ancient version of the family surname.
 This version of the surname has also been borne by the Baronets from the seventh Baronet onwards.
 The sixth Baronet, an ordained priest, served as Rector of Windermere. Biddulph baronets
The Biddulph Baronetcy, of Westcombe in the County of Kent, is a title in the Baronetage of England.
 It was created on 2 November 1664 for Theophilus Biddulph, of Westcombe Park, Greenwich, Kent, Member of Parliament for the City of London and Lichfield.
 His son, Michael, the second Baronet, also represented Lichfield in the House of Commons.
 This line of the family failed on the death of the second Baronet's son, Theophilus, the third Baronet, in 1743.
 The late Baronet was succeeded by his first cousin once removed and namesake, Theophilus, the fourth Baronet.
 He was the son of Edward Biddulph, elder son of Simon Biddulph, younger son of the first Baronet.
 His grandson, Theophilus, the sixth Baronet, fought in the Battle of Waterloo and served as High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1849.
 He was succeeded by his son, Theophilus, the seventh Baronet.
 He was a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for Warwickshire.
 On the death of his son, Theophilus, the eighth Baronet, in 1948, the line of Edward, elder son of Simon Biddulph, younger son of the first Baronet, failed.
 The late Baronet was succeeded by his fourth cousin once removed, Francis, the ninth Baronet.
 He was the great-great-grandson of Walter Biddulph, younger son of Simon Biddulph.
 As of 2008 the title is held by his grandson, Jack, the eleventh Baronet, who succeeded his father in 1986.
 The three most recent baronets have resided in Australia. Strickland-Constable baronets
The Strickland, later Cholmley, later Strickland-Constable Baronetcy, of Boynton in the County of York, is a title in the Baronetage of England.
 It was created on 30 July 1641 for the politician William Strickland.
 He was summoned to Oliver Cromwell's House of Lords as Lord Strickland.
 The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Beverley during the Commonwealth.
 The third Baronet was a politician and racehorse owner.
 The fourth Baronet was also a politician and served as Secretary at War from 1730 to 1735.
 The seventh Baronet was a barrister and Whig politician.
 He married Mary, daughter and heiress of Reverend Charles Constable, of Wassand.
 In 1865 he succeeded to the substantial estates of Nathaniel Cholmley and assumed the same year by Royal permission the surname of Cholmley in lieu of his patronymic for himself and those of his heirs male who may succeeded to the Cholmley estates.
 However, his son and successor, the eighth Baronet, reverted to the use of the surname of Strickland.
 The ninth Baronet became a Czechoslovakian citizen and did not use his title.
 Since the tenth Baronet succeeded to the title in 1938 the baronets have used the surname of Strickland-Constable. De Hoghton baronets
The Hoghton or Houghton, later Bold-Hoghton, later de Hoghton Baronetcy, of Hoghton Tower in the County of Lancashire, is a title in the Baronetage of England.
 It was created on 22 May 1611 for Richard Hoghton, Member of Parliament for Lancashire.
 The Hoghton family had been landowners in Lancashire since the reign of King Stephen and had been Knights of the Shire for Lancashire since the 14th century.
 The second Baronet represented Clitheroe and Lancashire in the House of Commons and was a Royalist leader during the Civil War.
 The third and fourth Baronets both sat as Members of Parliament for Lancashire.
 The fifth Baronet was Member of Parliament for Preston and East Looe while the sixth and seventh Baronets represented Preston.
 The eighth Baronet assumed the additional surname of Bold.
 The ninth Baronet resumed in 1862 by Royal licence the ancient family surname of de Hoghton.