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.
He received the title of Baronet for Preston Hall in Stockton-on-Tees, Durham County Palatine, and Skutterskelfe Hall in Hutton Rudby, North Riding on August 20, 1904.