Potts Baronets
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The Potts Baronetcy, of Mannington in the County of Norfolk, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 14 August 1641 for John Potts
, Member of Parliament
for Norfolk
and Great Yarmouth
. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1732.
Sir John Potts, 1st Baronet
Sir John Potts, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648 and in 1660.Potts was the son of John Potts and his wife Ann Dodge, daughter of John Dodge. In November 1640, Potts was elected Member of Parliament for Norfolk in the Long Parliament...
, 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 Norfolk
Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)
Norfolk was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament...
and Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Great Yarmouth is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. 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 in 1732.
Potts Baronets, of Mannington (1641)
- Sir John Potts, 1st BaronetSir John Potts, 1st BaronetSir John Potts, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648 and in 1660.Potts was the son of John Potts and his wife Ann Dodge, daughter of John Dodge. In November 1640, Potts was elected Member of Parliament for Norfolk in the Long Parliament...
(d. 1673) - Sir John Potts, 2nd Baronet (d. c. 1690)
- Sir Roger Potts, 3rd Baronet (c. 1641-1711)
- Sir Algernon Potts, 4th Baronet (c. 1675-1716)
- Sir Charles Potts, 5th Baronet (1676-1732)