Baron Hawke, of Towton in the County of Yorkshire, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1776 for the naval commander Sir Edward Hawke and is still extant. The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800. ... This article is about the year 1776. ...