Tench Baronets
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The Tench Baronetcy, of Low Leyton in the County of Essex
, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created in 1715 for Fisher Tench
, a financier and Member of Parliament
for Southwark
. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1737.
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created in 1715 for Fisher Tench
Sir Fisher Tench, 1st Baronet
Sir Fisher Tench, 1st Baronet was a City of London financier, who was a Member of Parliament and a director of several companies.-Background:...
, a financier 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,...
for Southwark
Southwark (UK Parliament constituency)
Southwark was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Southwark district of South London. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the English Parliament from 1295 to 1707, to the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1737.
Tench Baronets, of Low Leyton (1715)
- Sir Fisher Tench, 1st BaronetSir Fisher Tench, 1st BaronetSir Fisher Tench, 1st Baronet was a City of London financier, who was a Member of Parliament and a director of several companies.-Background:...
(c. 1673-1736) - Sir Nathaniel Tench, 2nd Baronet (1697-1737).