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Sir Christopher Wray, 6th Baronet

1652 – 1679

English politician and Baronet

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Lived 1652 – 1679 (aged 26–27). Sir Christopher Wray, 6th Baronet was a politician.

Sir Christopher Wray, 2nd and 6th Baronet (1652–1679) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1675 to 1679.

Wray was the eldest son of Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Ashby and his wife Olympia Tufton, daughter of Sir Humfrey Tufton, 1st Baronet of the Mote, Maidstone. He matriculated at University College, Oxford on 19 December 1668, aged 16. He succeeded as 2nd Baronet to the 1660 Baronetcy of Ashby on the death of his father on 17 October 1669, and as 6th Baronet to the 1611 Baronetcy of Glentworth on the death of his lunatic cousin Sir Bethell Wray in February 1672.

In 1675, he was elected Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby.

Wray died unmarried at the age of about 26 and was buried on 31 August 1679 at St. Giles' in the Fields, London, joining his brother Edward and their grandparents. He was succeeded by his brother William.

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Born
1652
Birth century
Died
1679
Occupation
Positions held
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1661-79 Parliament
Also known as
Christopher Wray, Sir Christopher Wray, 2nd/6th Bt.

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English politician and Baronet

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Sir Christopher Wray, 6th Baronet was born in 1652.

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Sir Christopher Wray, 6th Baronet died in 1679.

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Sir Christopher Wray, 6th Baronet was a politician.

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· Wikipedia: Sir Christopher Wray, 6th Baronet

· Wikidata: Q7526338

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