About Sir Henry North, 1st Baronet
Lived 1609 – 1671 (aged 61–62). Sir Henry North, 1st Baronet was an English politician.
Sir Henry North, 1st Baronet (c 1609 – 29 August 1671) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1656 and 1671.
North was the son of Sir Roger North of Mildenhall and his wife, Elizabeth Gilbert, daughter of Sir John Gilbert of Great Finborow, Suffolk.
In 1656, North was elected Member of Parliament for Suffolk in the Second Protectorate Parliament.
In 1660, North was elected MP for Suffolk in the Convention Parliament.
North married Sarah Rayney, daughter of John Rayney of West Malling, Kent. He was succeeded by his son Henry. His daughter Peregrina married William Hanmer and was the mother of Sir Thomas Hanmer, 4th Baronet, Speaker of the House of Commons.
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Who was Sir Henry North, 1st Baronet?
Member of Parliament of England
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Sir Henry North, 1st Baronet was born in 1609.
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Sir Henry North, 1st Baronet died on 26 August 1671.
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Sir Henry North, 1st Baronet was a politician.
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Sir Henry North, 1st Baronet was English.
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