Samwell Baronets
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The Samwell Baronetcy, of Upton
in the County of Northampton, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 22 December 1675 Thomas Samwell
, later Member of Parliament
for Northamptonshire
and Northampton
. He was the great-grandson of Sir William Samwell, Auditor of the Exchequer to Queen Elizabeth I of England. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament
for Coventry
. On the death of the fourth Baronet in 1789, the title became extinct.
Upton, Northamptonshire
Upton is a civil parish north-east of Kislingbury and south-west of Dallington, in Northamptonshire, England about west of Northampton town centre along the A45 road. Formerly a scattered hamlet, it is now part of the town...
in the County of Northampton, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 22 December 1675 Thomas Samwell
Sir Thomas Samwell, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Samwell, 1st Baronet was a Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire from 1689 to 1690 and Northampton from 1690 to 1694....
, later 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 Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
The county constituency of Northamptonshire, in the East Midlands of England was a 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 and was represented in...
and Northampton
Northampton (UK Parliament constituency)
Northampton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Northampton which existed until 1974.It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was reduced to one member for the 1918 general election...
. He was the great-grandson of Sir William Samwell, Auditor of the Exchequer to Queen Elizabeth I of England. The second Baronet sat as 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 Coventry
Coventry (UK Parliament constituency)
Coventry was a borough constituency which was represented in the House of Commons of England and its successors, the House of Commons of Great Britain and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom....
. On the death of the fourth Baronet in 1789, the title became extinct.
Samwell Baronets, of Upton (1675)
- Sir Thomas Samwell, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Samwell, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Samwell, 1st Baronet was a Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire from 1689 to 1690 and Northampton from 1690 to 1694....
(1654–1694) - Sir Thomas Samwell, 2nd BaronetSir Thomas Samwell, 2nd BaronetSir Thomas Samwell, 2nd Baronet Samwell was a Member of Parliament for Coventry from 1715 to 1722. He is the son of Sir Thomas Samwell, 1st Baronet....
(1687–1757) - Sir Thomas Samwell, 3rd Baronet (1711–1779)
- Sir Wenman Samwell, 4th Baronet (1728–1789)