He was created Baronet of Preston Hall, Stockton-on-Tees, in the County Palatine of Durham, and of Skutterskelfe Hall, Hutton Rudby, in the North Riding of York on 20 August 1904.
On August 20, 1904, he was appointed Baronet to Preston Hall in Stockton-on-Tees (County Palatine of Durham) and Skutterskelfe Hall in Hutton Rudby (North Riding of York).