Sir Thomas Proby, 1st Baronet
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Sir Thomas Proby, 1st Baronet (18 October 1632 - 22 April 1689) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
between 1660 and 1685.
Proby was the son of Sir Heneage Proby of Elton Huntingdonshire and his wife Ellen Allen, daughter of Edward Allen, of Finchley, Middlesex.
In 1660, Proby was elected Member of Parliament
for Amersham
in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Amersham in the Cavalier Parliament
and sat until 1679. He was created a Baronet
in 1662. In 1679 he was elected MP for Huntingdonshire
and sat until 1685.
Proby died at the age of 56.
Proby married Frances Cotton, daughter of Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Baronet
of Connington, Huntingdonshire. His daughter Alice married the Hon. Thomas Watson-Wentworth
, M. P. and had an only child, Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham
. Proby's son died travelling and the baronetcy became extinct on Proby's death. The Elton estate passed to his brother John Proby.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
between 1660 and 1685.
Proby was the son of Sir Heneage Proby of Elton Huntingdonshire and his wife Ellen Allen, daughter of Edward Allen, of Finchley, Middlesex.
In 1660, Proby was elected 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 Amersham
Amersham (UK Parliament constituency)
Amersham, often spelt as Agmondesham, was a constituency of the House of Commons of England until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and finally in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Amersham in the Cavalier Parliament
Cavalier Parliament
The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter century reign of Charles II of England...
and sat until 1679. He was created a Baronet
Proby Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Proby, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The first creation is extinct while the second creation is still extant....
in 1662. In 1679 he was elected MP for Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Huntingdonshire was a Parliamentary constituency covering the county of Huntingdonshire in England. It was represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and then in the House of Commons the Parliament of the United...
and sat until 1685.
Proby died at the age of 56.
Proby married Frances Cotton, daughter of Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Baronet
Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Baronet
Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Baronet, of Connington was an English politician and heir to the Cottonian Library.-Life:He was the only surviving child of Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington and Elizabeth Brocas. He graduated B.A. at Broadgates Hall, Oxford in 1616...
of Connington, Huntingdonshire. His daughter Alice married the Hon. Thomas Watson-Wentworth
Thomas Watson-Wentworth
The Hon. Thomas Watson married Alice, a daughter of Sir Thomas Proby, 1st Baronet....
, M. P. and had an only child, Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham
Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham
Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham, KB, PC was a British peer and Whig politician.Watson-Wentworth was the only son and heir of Hon...
. Proby's son died travelling and the baronetcy became extinct on Proby's death. The Elton estate passed to his brother John Proby.