Standish Baronets
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The Standish Baronetcy, of Duxbury in the County of Lancaster, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 8 February 1677 for Richard Standish, subsequently Member of Parliament
for Wigan
. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1812.
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 Wigan
Wigan (UK Parliament constituency)
Wigan is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1812.
Standish Baronets, of Duxbury (1677)
- Sir Richard Standish, 1st Baronet (1653-1693)
- Sir Thomas Standish, 2nd Baronet (d. 1756)
- Sir Frank Standish, 3rd Baronet (c. 1746-1812)