Henley Baronets
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The Henley Baronetcy, of Henley in the County of Somerset, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 30 June 1660 for Andrew Henley, Member of Parliament
for Portsmouth
. The second Baronet was Member of Parliament for Bridport
. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1740.
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 Portsmouth
Portsmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Portsmouth was a borough constituency based upon the borough of Portsmouth in Hampshire. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.- History :...
. The second Baronet was Member of Parliament for Bridport
Bridport (UK Parliament constituency)
Bridport was a parliamentary borough in Dorset, 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.-History:...
. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1740.
Henley Baronets, of Henley (1660)
- Sir Andrew Henley, 1st Baronet (1622-1675)
- Sir Robert Henley, 2nd Baronet (d. 1681)
- Sir Andrew Henley, 3rd Baronet (d. 1703)
- Sir Robert Henley, 4th Baronet (d. 1740)