Killigrew Baronets
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The Killigrew Baronetcy, of Arwennick in the County of Cornwall, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 22 December 1660 for William Killigrew. The second Baronet was Member of Parliament
for Camelford
. The title became extinct on his death in 1705.
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 Camelford
Camelford (UK Parliament constituency)
Camelford 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 1552 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
. The title became extinct on his death in 1705.
Killigrew Baronets, of Arwennick (1660)
- Sir William Killigrew, 1st Baronet (d. 1665)
- Sir Peter Killigrew, 2nd BaronetSir Peter Killigrew, 2nd BaronetSir Peter Killigrew, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.Killigrew was the son of Sir Peter Killigrew, who was commonly known as Sir Peter the Post, because of his great diligence in conveying messages to King Charles I during the English Civil War.In...
(c. 1634-1705)