The Laforey baronetcy, of Whitby in the County of Devon, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 2 December 1789 for the Royal Navy officer John Laforey, that year made Commander in Chief in the Leeward Islands.
He was succeeded by his son, the 2nd Baronet, a naval officer who became Admiral of the Blue in 1835. He did not marry, and the title became extinct on his death in 1835.
Laforey baronets, of Whitby (1789) Sir John Laforey, 1st Baronet (–1796) Sir Francis Laforey, 2nd Baronet (1767–1835)
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