Sir Thomas Skipwith, 1st Baronet
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Sir Thomas Skipwith, 1st Baronet (c 1620 - 2 June 1694) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1659 and 1660.
Skipwith was the son of Edward Skipwith of Gosburton and Grantham and his wife Elizabeth Hatcher, daughter of Sir John Hatcher of Coteby, Lincolnshire.
In 1659, Skipwith was elected Member of Parliament
for Grantham
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
. He was re-elected in 1660, as MP for Grantham in the Convention Parliament. He was knighted at Whitehall on 29 May 1673, and was created baronet
of Metheringham on 27 July 1678.
Skipwith died at his house in Lincoln's Inn Fields
in June 1694.
Skipwith married firstly Elizabeth Lathom daughter of Ralph Lathomof Upminster, Essex. Their son Thomas succeeded to the baronetcy, and his daughter Susan married Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet
of Minster. He married secondly Elizabeth Maddison, widow of Edward Maddison and daughter of Sir John Rea, but had no further children.
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...
in 1659 and 1660.
Skipwith was the son of Edward Skipwith of Gosburton and Grantham and his wife Elizabeth Hatcher, daughter of Sir John Hatcher of Coteby, Lincolnshire.
In 1659, Skipwith 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 Grantham
Grantham (UK Parliament constituency)
Grantham was a Parliamentary constituency in Lincolnshire, England.The constituency was created in 1468 as a parliamentary borough which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until the union with Scotland, and then to the Parliament of Great Britain...
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons...
. He was re-elected in 1660, as MP for Grantham in the Convention Parliament. He was knighted at Whitehall on 29 May 1673, and was created baronet
Skipwith Baronets
There have been three Baronetcies created in the Baronetage of England for members of the ancient Skipwith family of Skipwith, Yorkshire, which relocated to Lincolnshire in the 14th century. They were a successful court family, with one member, Margaret Skipwith, seen as a possible queen of England...
of Metheringham on 27 July 1678.
Skipwith died at his house in Lincoln's Inn Fields
Lincoln's Inn Fields
Lincoln's Inn Fields is the largest public square in London, UK. It was laid out in the 1630s under the initiative of the speculative builder and contractor William Newton, "the first in a long series of entrepreneurs who took a hand in developing London", as Sir Nikolaus Pevsner observes...
in June 1694.
Skipwith married firstly Elizabeth Lathom daughter of Ralph Lathomof Upminster, Essex. Their son Thomas succeeded to the baronetcy, and his daughter Susan married Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet
Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet
Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet, may refer to:*Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet, of Minster *Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet, of Bodelwyddan *Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet, of the City of London...
of Minster. He married secondly Elizabeth Maddison, widow of Edward Maddison and daughter of Sir John Rea, but had no further children.