John Twisleton [SEP] noble title
John Twisleton
John Twisleton (c 1614–1682), of Horsmans Place, Dartford, Kent was created a baronet by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell. He was Sheriff of Kent.
Biography.
John Twisleton was born about 1614, the son and heir of John Twisleton, of Drax and Barley, Yorkshire, and of Horsmans Place in Dartford, and Margaret, daughter of William Constable. He was admitted to Gray's Inn on 3 August 1629.
The Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell created John Twisleton a baronet on 10
the time of the creation, he was a major in the Oxfordshire Yeomanry serving in the First World War. He was later a lieutenant-colonel and colonial administrator.
Sir Eustace's eldest son and heir, Capt. John Eustace Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, died 18 June 1917 of wounds suffered in the Battle of Arras, where he was serving with the Gordon Highlanders. After Sir Eustace's death in February 1943, the title was inherited by his second son, Lt.-Col. Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes