Button Baronets
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The Button Baronetcy, of Alton in the County of Wiltshire, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 18 March 1622 for Sir William Button
, Member of Parliament
for Morpeth
and Wiltshire
. The third Baronet was High Sheriff of Wiltshire
from 1670 to 1671. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1712.
Sir William Button, 1st Baronet
Sir William Button, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1629. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War....
, 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,...
for Morpeth
Morpeth (UK Parliament constituency)
Morpeth was a borough constituency centred on the town of Morpeth in Northumberland represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and then the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
and Wiltshire
Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Wiltshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of England from 1290 to 1707, of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament , elected by the bloc vote...
. The third Baronet was High Sheriff of Wiltshire
High Sheriff of Wiltshire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Wiltshire.Until the 14th century the shrievalty was held ex officio by the castellans of Old Sarum.-To 1400:*1066: Edric*1067-1070: Philippe de Buckland*1085: Aiulphus the Sheriff*1070–1105: Edward of Salisbury...
from 1670 to 1671. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1712.
Button Baronets, of Alton (1622)
- Sir William Button, 1st BaronetSir William Button, 1st BaronetSir William Button, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1629. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War....
(c. 1584–1655) - Sir William Button, 2nd Baronet (c. 1614–1660)
- Sir Robert Button, 3rd Baronet (1622–c. 1679)
- Sir John Button, 4th Baronet (d. 1712)