Rudd Baronets
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The Rudd Baronetcy, of Aberglassney in the County of Carmarthen, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 8 December 1628 for Richard Rudd. He was the son of Anthony Rudd
, Bishop of St David's
. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament
for Higham Ferrers
and Carmarthenshire
. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1739.
Anthony Rudd
-Life:He graduated B.A. from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1567, and M.A. in 1570.He became Dean of Gloucester in 1584, and Bishop of St. David's in 1594...
, Bishop of St David's
Bishop of St David's
The Bishop of St David's is the ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of St David's.The succession of bishops stretches back to Saint David who in the 6th century established his seat in what is today the city of St David's in Pembrokeshire, founding St David's Cathedral. The current Bishop of St...
. 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 Higham Ferrers
Higham Ferrers (UK Parliament constituency)
Higham Ferrers was a parliamentary borough in Northamptonshire, which was represented in the House of Commons from 1558 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act...
and Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Carmarthenshire was a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was increased to two members for the 1832 general election....
. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1739.
Rudd Baronets, of Aberglassney (1628)
- Sir Richard Rudd, 1st Baronet (d. 1664)
- Sir Rice Rudd, 2nd Baronet (c. 1643-1701)
- Sir Anthony Rudd, 3rd Baronet (d. 1725)
- Sir John Rudd, 4th Baronet (d. 1739)