Francis Baskerville
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Francis Baskerville was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1640.
Baskerville was the son of Thomas Baskerville of Richardston Wiltshire and his wife Joan Lor.
In April 1640, Baskerville was elected Member of Parliament
for Marlborough
in the Short Parliament
.
Baskerville married Margaret Glanville daughter of Sir John Glanville
of Broad Hinton
Wiltshire in April 1635.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
in 1640.
Baskerville was the son of Thomas Baskerville of Richardston Wiltshire and his wife Joan Lor.
In April 1640, Baskerville was elected 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 Marlborough
Marlborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Marlborough was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.e-1295-1640:-1640-1868:...
in the Short Parliament
Short Parliament
The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks....
.
Baskerville married Margaret Glanville daughter of Sir John Glanville
John Glanville
Sir John Glanville the younger , of Broad Hinton in Wiltshire, was a Speaker of the English House of Commons during the Short Parliament....
of Broad Hinton
Broad Hinton
Broad Hinton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The parish includes the hamlet of The Weir. The village is about southwest of Swindon....
Wiltshire in April 1635.