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Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet

1620 – 1697

Member of the Parliament of England

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Lived 1620 – 1697 (aged 76–77). Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet was a politician.

Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet (c 1623 – 18 January 1697) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654 and 1659.

Philipps was the eldest son of Sir Richard Philipps, 2nd Baronet of Picton Castle. He succeeded to the baronetcy before 1654.

In 1654, Philipps was elected Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire in the First Protectorate Parliament. He was appointed a Militia Commissioner for south Wales on 14 March 1654. In 1655 he was appointed J.P. for Pembrokeshire and became a commissioner for Pembrokeshire, Cardiganshire and Carmarthenshire on 10 August 1655. He was elected MP for Pembrokeshire again in 1659 for the Third Protectorate Parliament.

Philipps married firstly Lady Cecily Finch, daughter of Thomas Finch, 2nd Earl of Winchilsea, and secondly Catherine Darcy, daughter of Edward Darcy. He was succeeded by his son John, who was also a Member of Parliament.

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Born
1620
Birth century
Died
1697
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Positions held
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the Third Protectorate Parliament, Member of the First Protectorate Parliament
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Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Bt.

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Member of the Parliament of England

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Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet was born in 1620.

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Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet died in 1697.

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Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet was a politician.

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· Wikipedia: Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet

· Wikidata: Q7526644

· DBpedia: Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet

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