Gresham Baronets
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The Gresham Baronetcy, of Lympsfield in the County of Surrey, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 31 July 1660 for Marmaduke Gresham
Sir Marmaduke Gresham, 1st Baronet
Sir Marmaduke Gresham, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660 and from 1685 to 1689....

, Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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 for East Grinstead
East Grinstead (UK Parliament constituency)
East Grinstead was a parliamentary constituency in the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. It first existed as a Parliamentary borough from 1307, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons elected by the bloc vote system...

 and Bletchingley
Bletchingley (UK Parliament constituency)
Bletchingley was a parliamentary borough in Surrey. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom until 1832, when the constituency was...

. He was a descendant of Sir John Gresham
John Gresham
Sir John Gresham was an English merchant, courtier and financier who worked for King Henry VIII of England, Cardinal Wolsey and Thomas Cromwell. He was Lord Mayor of London and founded Gresham's School.-Life:...

, Lord Mayor of London
Lord Mayor of London
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. The second Baronet was also Member of Parliament for Bletchingley. The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1801.

Gresham Baronets, of Lympsfield (1660)

  • Sir Marmaduke Gresham, 1st Baronet
    Sir Marmaduke Gresham, 1st Baronet
    Sir Marmaduke Gresham, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660 and from 1685 to 1689....

     (1627-1696)
  • Sir Edward Gresham, 2nd Baronet (1649-1709)
  • Sir Charles Gresham, 3rd Baronet (1660-1718)
  • Sir Marmaduke Gresham, 4th Baronet (1700-1742)
  • Sir Charles Gresham, 5th Baronet (d. 1750)
  • Sir John Gresham, 6th Baronet (1735-1801)
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