Pearce baronets | |
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![]() Escutcheon of the Pearce baronets of Cardell | |
Creation date | 1887[1] |
Status | extinct |
Extinction date | 1907[2] |
Seat(s) | Cardell House, Wemyss Bay[1] |
Motto | Audax et celer, Bold and swift[1] |
The Pearce Baronetcy, of Cardell in the County of Renfrew, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 21 July 1887 for the shipbuilder and Conservative politician William Pearce.[1][3] His only son, the second Baronet, was also a businessman and Conservative Member of Parliament. He was childless and the title became extinct on his death in 1907.