Some people feel hurt if their name is prefixed by 'Mi ■» on an envelope. To bo legally entitled to "Esq.," according to strict British practice, you must be one of the following: The son of a peer a baronet, or knight, the eldest son of the younger son of a peer, one of the Kings-at-Arms or Heralds-at-Arms, a regular officer of the Army or Navy of the rank of captain or higher, a county sheriff a J.P., a sergeant-at-law, a K.C., a. companion of one of the orders of knighthood, one of the principal officers in the King's household, a deputy-lieutenant, a commissioner of the Court of Bankruptcy, a master of the Supreme Court, a Royal academician, or the holder of some office in virtue of which you take precedence of esquires.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 30, 4 August 1931, Page 16
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