Sir Thomas Slingsby, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Thomas Slingsby, 2nd Baronet (15 June 1636 – 1 March 1688), of Scriven
in Yorkshire
, was an English landowner and Member of Parliament
.
He was the second but oldest surviving son of Sir Henry Slingsby
, executed in 1658 for his adherence to the Royalist cause during the English Civil War
. The family estates were confiscated, but were restored following the Restoration
in 1660.
He was High Sheriff of Yorkshire
in 1660 and entered Parliament in 1670 as member for Yorkshire
, and subsequently also represented Knaresborough
(the family borough) and Scarborough
.
In 1658 he married Dorothy Cradock (d.1673), daughter of George Cradock of Caverswall Castle
, and they had three children:
Scriven
Scriven is a surname, and may refer to:* Aubrey Scriven* Henry William Scriven* Joseph M. Scriven* Margaret Scriven* Michael Scriven* Paul Scriven* Peter Scriven...
in Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, was an English landowner and 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,...
.
He was the second but oldest surviving son of Sir Henry Slingsby
Sir Henry Slingsby, 1st Baronet
Sir Henry Slingsby was a Yorkshire landowner and Member of Parliament who was executed for his adherence to the Royalist cause during the English Civil War....
, executed in 1658 for his adherence to the Royalist cause during the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
. The family estates were confiscated, but were restored following the Restoration
English Restoration
The Restoration of the English monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms...
in 1660.
He was High Sheriff of Yorkshire
High Sheriff of Yorkshire
The High Sheriff of Yorkshire was an ancient High Sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years. A list of the sheriffs from the Norman conquest onwards can be found below...
in 1660 and entered Parliament in 1670 as member for Yorkshire
Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Yorkshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1290, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
, and subsequently also represented Knaresborough
Knaresborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Knaresborough was a parliamentary constituency which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1868, and then one MP until its abolition in 1885.-Before the Great Reform Act:...
(the family borough) and Scarborough
Scarborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Scarborough was the name of a constituency in Yorkshire, electing Members of Parliament to the House of Commons, at two periods. From 1295 until 1918 it was a parliamentary borough consisting only of the town of Scarborough, electing two MPs until 1885 and one from 1885 until 1918...
.
In 1658 he married Dorothy Cradock (d.1673), daughter of George Cradock of Caverswall Castle
Caverswall Castle
Caverswall Castle is a privately owned early 17th century mansion built in a castellar style upon the foundations and within the walls of a 13th century medieval castle. It is a Grade I listed building in Caverswall, Staffordshire....
, and they had three children:
- Sir Henry Slingsby, 3rd Baronet (c. 1660-1691), his heir, also MP for Knaresborough, who died unmarried
- Sir Thomas Slingsby, 4th Baronet (c. 1668-1726), who succeeded his brother
- Barbara, Countess of Pembroke (d.1722), who married three times - to Sir Richard Mauliverer of Allerton Mauliverer (d. 1689), to The Lord Arundell of TrericeJohn Arundell, 2nd Baron Arundell of TrericeJohn Arundell, 2nd Baron Arundell of Trerice was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1666 and 1687 when he inherited his peerage....
(1649-1698), and to The Earl of PembrokeThomas Herbert, 8th Earl of PembrokeThomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke, 5th Earl of Montgomery, KG, PC, FRS was a British politician during the reigns of William III and Anne....
(1656-1733).