Molyneux baronets of Sefton (1611)

The Molyneux baronetcy, of Sefton in Lancashire was created in the Baronetage of England on 22 May 1611 for Richard Molyneux, Member of Parliament for Lancashire on three occasions 1584 to 1611. His successor was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Viscount Molyneux, of Maryborough. In 1771, the 9th Viscount became Earl of Sefton.