Gostwick Baronets
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The Gostwick Baronetcy, of Willington in the County of Bedford, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 25 November 1611 for William Gostwick, High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
from 1595 to 1596. The fourth Baronet was Member of Parliament
for Bedfordshire
. The title became either extinct or dormant on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1766.
High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
-1066–1125:*1066-c.1084: Ansculf de Picquigny*Ralph Taillebois*Hugh de Belcamp*1124 Richard of WinchesterFrom 1125 through the end of 1575, appointees to the shrievalty held the joint office of High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.-1575–1599:...
from 1595 to 1596. The fourth Baronet was Member of Parliament
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 Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Bedfordshire was a United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency, which elected two Members of Parliament from 1295 until 1885, when it was divided into two constituencies under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.-History:...
. The title became either extinct or dormant on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1766.
Gostwick Baronets, of Willington (1611)
- Sir William Gostwick, 1st Baronet (1565–1615)
- Sir Edward Gostwick, 2nd Baronet (1588–1630)
- Sir Edward Gostwick, 3rd Baronet (1619–1671)
- Sir William Gostwick, 4th Baronet (1650–1720)
- Sir William Gostwick, 5th Baronet (d. 1766)