Sir Thomas Lawley, 3rd Baronet
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Sir Thomas Lawley, 3rd Baronet (c. 1650–1729 ) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1684 to 1689.
Lawley was the son of Sir Francis Lawley, 2nd Baronet
and his wife Anne Whitmore, daughter of Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet
of Apley.
In 1685, Lawley was elected Member of Parliament
for Wenlock
and held the seat until 1689. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1696.
Lawley married firstly Rebecca Winch, daughter of Sir Humphrey Winch, 1st Baronet
of Everton Bedfordshire and had fourteen children, eleven of whom died young. He married secondly Elizabeth Perkins, a widow and had a son and daughter. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only surviving son by his first wife, Robert.
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...
from 1684 to 1689.
Lawley was the son of Sir Francis Lawley, 2nd Baronet
Sir Francis Lawley, 2nd Baronet
Sir Francis Lawley, 2nd Baronet was a politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1679 and a courtier.Lawley was the son of Sir Thomas Lawley, 1st Baronet of Spoonhill, near Much Wenlock, Shropshire. He inherited the Baronetcy and the estate on the death of his father in 1646...
and his wife Anne Whitmore, daughter of Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1640 and 1644. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.-Biography:...
of Apley.
In 1685, Lawley 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 Wenlock
(Much) Wenlock (UK Parliament constituency)
Wenlock was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It was founded in 1468 as borough constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800,...
and held the seat until 1689. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1696.
Lawley married firstly Rebecca Winch, daughter of Sir Humphrey Winch, 1st Baronet
Sir Humphrey Winch, 1st Baronet
Sir Humphrey Winch, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1660 and 1689.Winch was the son of Onslow Winch of Everton Huntingdonshire and grandson of Sir Humphry Winch...
of Everton Bedfordshire and had fourteen children, eleven of whom died young. He married secondly Elizabeth Perkins, a widow and had a son and daughter. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only surviving son by his first wife, Robert.