Crosse Baronets
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The Crosse Baronetcy, of Westminster, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 13 July 1713 for Thomas Crosse, Member of Parliament
for Westminster
. The second Baronet represented Wootton Bassett
, Lostwithiel
and Westminster in Parliament. The title became extinct on his death in 1762.
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 Westminster
Westminster (UK Parliament constituency)
Westminster was a parliamentary constituency in the Parliament of England to 1707, the Parliament of Great Britain 1707-1800 and the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801. It returned two members to 1885 and one thereafter....
. The second Baronet represented Wootton Bassett
Wootton Bassett (UK Parliament constituency)
Wootton Bassett was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1447 until 1832, when the rotten borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
, Lostwithiel
Lostwithiel (UK Parliament constituency)
Lostwithiel was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1304 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
and Westminster in Parliament. The title became extinct on his death in 1762.
Crosse Baronets, of Westminster (1713)
- Sir Thomas Crosse, 1st Baronet (1664–1738)
- Sir John Crosse, 2nd Baronet (c. 1700–1762)