 The Hardy Baronetcy, of the Navy, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 4 February 1806 for the prominent naval commander Vice-Admiral Thomas Hardy.The title became extinct on his death in 1839.The Hardy Baronetcy, of Dunstall Hall in the County of Stafford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 23 February 1876 for the Conservative politician John Hardy, who had previously represented Midhurst, Dartmouth and Warwickshire South in the House of Commons.