Firebrace Baronets
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The Firebrace Baronetcy, of London, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 28 July 1698 for Basil Firebrace
, Member of Parliament
for Chippenham
from 1690 to 1692. He was the son of Sir Henry Firebrace
. The third Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Suffolk
. The title became extinct on his death in 1759.
Sir Basil Firebrace, 1st Baronet
Sir Basil Firebrace, 1st Baronet was a supplier of wines to the royal household, Sheriff of London, and MP for Chippenham, Wiltshire, from 1690 to 1692...
, 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 Chippenham
Chippenham (UK Parliament constituency)
Chippenham is a parliamentary constituency, abolished in 1983 but recreated in 2010, and represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
from 1690 to 1692. He was the son of Sir Henry Firebrace
Sir Henry Firebrace
Sir Henry Firebrace was a courtier to Charles I, serving during his conflicts with Parliament throughout the era of the English Civil Wars...
. The third Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Suffolk
Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)
Suffolk was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1290 until 1832, when it was split into two divisions.-Boundaries and franchise:...
. The title became extinct on his death in 1759.
Firebrace Baronets, of London
- Sir Basil Firebrace, 1st BaronetSir Basil Firebrace, 1st BaronetSir Basil Firebrace, 1st Baronet was a supplier of wines to the royal household, Sheriff of London, and MP for Chippenham, Wiltshire, from 1690 to 1692...
(1652-1724) - Sir Charles Firebrace, 2nd Baronet (1680-1727)
- Sir Cordell Firebrace, 3rd Baronet (1712-1759) (extinct, upon his death)