Humphreys Baronets
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The Humphreys Baronetcy, of London, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 30 November 1714 for Williams Humphreys, later Member of Parliament
for Marlborough
. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1737.
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 Marlborough
Marlborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Marlborough was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.e-1295-1640:-1640-1868:...
. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1737.
Humphreys Baronets, of London (1714)
- Sir William Humphreys, 1st Baronet (c. 1651-1735)
- Sir Orlando Humphreys, 2nd Baronet (d. 1737)