Hardres Baronets
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The Hardres Baronetcy, of Hardres Court in the County of Kent, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 3 June 1642 for Sir Richard Hardres. The fourth Baronet, Sir William Hardres
, was Member of Parliament
for Kent
and Canterbury
. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet, William Hardres II, in 1764.
Sir William Hardres, 4th Baronet
Sir William Hardres, 4th Baronet of Hardres Court, Kent was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1711 and 1735....
, 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 Kent
Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
Kent was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Kent in southeast England. It returned two "knights of the shire" to the House of Commons by the bloc vote system from the year 1290...
and Canterbury
Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Canterbury is a county constituency which has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1918. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet, William Hardres II, in 1764.
Hardres Baronets, of Hardres Court (1642)
- Sir Richard Hardres, 1st Baronet (1606-1669)
- Sir Peter Hardres, 2nd Baronet (1635-1673)
- Sir Thomas Hardres, 3rd Baronet (1660-1688)
- Sir William Hardres, 4th BaronetSir William Hardres, 4th BaronetSir William Hardres, 4th Baronet of Hardres Court, Kent was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1711 and 1735....
(1686-1736) - Sir William Hardres, 5th Baronet (1718-1764)