The Whitmore Baronetcy, of Orsett in the County of Essex, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 28 June 1954 for Francis Whitmore, Lord Lieutenant of Essex from 1936 to 1958. Whitmore was a descendant of Richard Whitmore, brother of the first Baronet of the 1641 creation.
The Whitmore Baronetcy, located in Orsett, Essex County, was inaugurated in the United Kingdom's Baronetage on June 28, 1954. Francis Whitmore, who served as Lord Lieutenant of Essex from 1936 to 1958, is a descendant of Richard Whitmore, the first Baronet created in 1641.