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Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 2nd Baronet

1646 – 1698

English politician

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Lived 1646 – 1698 (aged 51–52). Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 2nd Baronet was an English politician.

Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 2nd Baronet (c. 1646 – 7 October 1698) was an English nobleman and Whig politician.

Life Barnardiston was the son of Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 1st Baronet and Anne Airmine, daughter of Sir William Airmine, 1st Baronet. He was admitted to Gray's Inn on 19 June 1667. He succeeded to his father's title on 4 October 1669.

Between 1685 and 1690 Barnardiston served as the Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby in the House of Commons of England. From 1690 to 1698 he was the MP for Sudbury. In 1692 he was Colonel of the Yellow Regiment of Suffolk Militia.

He married Elizabeth King, the daughter of Sir Robert King of Boyle Abbey, Roscommon, in the Kingdom of Ireland and his second wife Sophia Zouch, daughter of Sir Edward Zouch and Dorothea Silking, the Danish chamberer to Queen Anne of Denmark. They had four sons, three of whom later inherited their father's baronetcy.

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1646
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Positions held
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1685-87 Parliament, Member of the 1689-90 Parliament, Member of the 1690-95 Parliament

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 2nd Baronet?

English politician

When was Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 2nd Baronet born?

Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 2nd Baronet was born in 1646.

When did Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 2nd Baronet die?

Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 2nd Baronet died on 7 October 1698.

What was Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 2nd Baronet's occupation?

Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 2nd Baronet was a politician.

What nationality was Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 2nd Baronet?

Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 2nd Baronet was English.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 2nd Baronet

· Wikidata: Q19663978

· DBpedia: Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 2nd Baronet

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