Slanning Baronets
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The Slanning Baronetcy, of Maristow in the County of Devon, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 19 January 1663 for Nicholas Slanning, later Member of Parliament
for Plympton Erle
and Penrhyn. He was the son of Nicholas Slanning
. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1700.
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 Plympton Erle
Plympton Erle (UK Parliament constituency)
Plympton Erle, also spelt Plympton Earle, was a parliamentary borough in Devon. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-1295-1640:-1640-1832:...
and Penrhyn. He was the son of Nicholas Slanning
Nicholas Slanning
Sir Nicholas Slanning was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He was a Royalist army officer active in the West of England, during the English Civil War.-Background:...
. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1700.
Slanning Baronets, of Maristow (1663)
- Sir Nicholas Slanning, 1st Baronet (1643-c. 1691)
- Sir Andrew Slanning, 2nd Baronet (c. 1674-1700)