Kyrle Baronets
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The Kyrle Baronetcy, of Much Marcle in the County of Hereford, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 12 May 1627 for John Kyrle, twice High Sheriff of Herefordshire
. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament
for Herefordshire
. The title became extinct on his death in 1680.
High Sheriff of Herefordshire
The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions are now...
. The second Baronet sat as 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 Herefordshire
Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
The county constituency of Herefordshire, in the West Midlands of England bordering on Wales, was abolished when the county was divided for parliamentary purposes in 1885...
. The title became extinct on his death in 1680.
Kyrle Baronets, of Much Marcla (1627)
- Sir John Kyrle, 1st Baronet (d. 1650)
- Sir John Kyrle, 2nd Baronet c. 1617-1680)