The Errington baronetcy, of Ness in the County Palatine of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 26 June 1963 for Sir Eric Errington. Errington was a barrister, Royal Air Force officer and politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Bootle from 1935 to 1945, and for Aldershot from 1954 to 1970. He was chairman of the executive committee of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations and was knighted in 1952.
His eldest son, the 2nd Baronet, inherited the title in 1973. He was Colonel of The King's Regiment between 1975 and 1986. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 1994, and was appointed to the Order of the British Empire in 1998.
Errington baronets, of Ness (1963) Sir Eric Errington, 1st Baronet of Ness (1900–1973) Sir Geoffrey Frederick Errington, 2nd Baronet of Ness (1926–2015) Sir Robin Davenport Errington, 3rd Baronet of Ness (born 1957)
The heir apparent to the baronetcy is the current holder's son, Oliver Marcus Errington (born 2001).
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