Sir Anthony Aucher, 1st Baronet
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Sir Anthony Aucher, 1st Baronet (1614 – 31 May 1692) was an English
politician and Cavalier
during the English Civil War
.
He was the son of Sir Anthony Aucher and his wife Hester Collett, daughter of Peter Collett. Aucher was knighted at Whitehall on 4 July 1641, however was imprisoned two years later for his involvement in the anti-parliamentarian Petition of Kent. He had to stay in Winchester House for nine months and was then released. From 1660 to 1661, he was Member of Parliament
(MP) for Canterbury
. On 4 July 1666, he was made a Baronet, of Bishopsbourne, in the County of Kent
.
By 1635, he married firstly Elizabeth Hatton, daughter of Sir Robert Hatton. She died in 1648, and Aucher married secondly Elizabeth Hewytt, daughter of Robert Hewytt at St Bride's Church
in London
on 13 October 1681. He had six sons and one daughter by his first wife, who died all in his lifetime, and two sons and two daughters by his second wife. Archer was buried in Bourne, Kent and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his oldest surviving son Anthony. and his other son, John
was a prebend at Canterbury.
England
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politician and Cavalier
Cavalier
Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I and son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration...
during the English Civil War
English Civil War
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He was the son of Sir Anthony Aucher and his wife Hester Collett, daughter of Peter Collett. Aucher was knighted at Whitehall on 4 July 1641, however was imprisoned two years later for his involvement in the anti-parliamentarian Petition of Kent. He had to stay in Winchester House for nine months and was then released. From 1660 to 1661, he was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Canterbury
Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)
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. On 4 July 1666, he was made a Baronet, of Bishopsbourne, in the County of Kent
Kent
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By 1635, he married firstly Elizabeth Hatton, daughter of Sir Robert Hatton. She died in 1648, and Aucher married secondly Elizabeth Hewytt, daughter of Robert Hewytt at St Bride's Church
St Bride's Church
St Bride's Church is a church in the City of London, England. The building's most recent incarnation was designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1672 on Fleet Street in the City of London, though Wren's original building was largely gutted by fire during the London Blitz in 1940. Due to its location on...
in London
London
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on 13 October 1681. He had six sons and one daughter by his first wife, who died all in his lifetime, and two sons and two daughters by his second wife. Archer was buried in Bourne, Kent and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his oldest surviving son Anthony. and his other son, John
John Aucher
John Aucher D.D., was an English clergyman and royalist supporter during the Commonwealth of Britain.-Biography:Aucher was the son of Sir Anthony Aucher, knight, of Hautsbourne in Kent. He was nominated to a Canterbury scholarship in Corpus Christi, Cambridge, by Archbishop Laud in 1634, but after...
was a prebend at Canterbury.