Borlase Baronets
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The Borlase Baronetcy, of Bockmer in the County of Buckinghamshire
was created for John Borlase in the Baronetage of England on 4 May 1642. The latter was Member of Parliament
(MP) for Great Marlow
, Corfe Castle
and Wycombe
. He was succeeded by his only son, who also sat in the House of Commons
for Wycombe and Great Marlow. With the death of the second Baronet in 1689, the baronetcy became extinct.
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
was created for John Borlase in the Baronetage of England on 4 May 1642. The latter was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Great Marlow
Great Marlow (UK Parliament constituency)
Great Marlow, sometimes simply called Marlow, was a parliamentary borough in Buckinghamshire. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons between 1301 and 1307, and again from 1624 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.-History:In the...
, Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle (UK Parliament constituency)
Corfe Castle was a parliamentary borough in Dorset, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1572 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
and Wycombe
Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency)
Wycombe is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It currently elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of elections....
. He was succeeded by his only son, who also sat in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for Wycombe and Great Marlow. With the death of the second Baronet in 1689, the baronetcy became extinct.
Borlase Baronets, of Bockmer (1642)
- Sir John Borlase, 1st BaronetSir John Borlase, 1st BaronetSir John Borlase, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1644. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.-Background:...
(1619–1672) - Sir John Borlase, 2nd BaronetSir John Borlase, 2nd BaronetSir John Borlase, 2nd Baronet was an English politician.Born in Bockmer in Buckinghamshire, he was the son of Sir John Borlase, 1st Baronet and Alice Bancks, daughter of Sir John Bancks, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas. His nephew was Borlase Warren. Borlase was educated at Oriel...
(1640–1689)