Penyston Baronets
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The Penyston Baronetcy, of Leigh (in Iden
in the county of Sussex), was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 24 September 1611 for Thomas Penyston, subsequently High Sheriff of Oxfordshire and Member of Parliament
for Westbury
. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1705.
Iden, East Sussex
Iden is a village and civil parish in the Rother District of East Sussex, England. The village is located two miles north of Rye....
in the county of Sussex), was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 24 September 1611 for Thomas Penyston, subsequently High Sheriff of Oxfordshire and 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 Westbury
Westbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Westbury was a parliamentary constituency in Wiltshire from 1449 to 2010. It was represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, and then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801...
. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1705.
Penyston Baronets, of Leigh (1611)
- Sir Thomas Penyston, 1st Baronet (c. 1592–1642)
- Sir Thomas Penyston, 2nd Baronet (d. 1674)
- Sir Thomas Penyston, 3rd Baronet (c. 1648-c. 1679)
- Sir Fairmedow Penyston, 4th Baronet (1656-1705)