Sir_Thomas_Gerard,_2nd_Baronet

Sir Thomas Gerard, 2nd Baronet

Sir Thomas Gerard, 2nd Baronet

English landowner and politician

Sir Thomas Gerard, 2nd Baronet (c. 1584 - 15 May 1630) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1624.

Gerard was the son of Sir Thomas Gerard, 1st Baronet of Bryn and of Etwall and his wife Cecily Maney, daughter of Sir Walter Maney, of Staplehurst. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in February 1621.[1] In 1624, he was elected Member of Parliament for Liverpool.[2]

Gerard died in 1630 at the age of about 45.[1]

Sir Thomas married Frances Molyneux, daughter of Sir Richard Molyneux, 1st Baronet of Sefton in about 1610.[1] They had a son, William, who became third Baronet and died 7 April 1681.

References

  1. [1]
    George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage, Volume 1
  2. [2]
    Browne Willis Notitia Parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750 pp186-239
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