Brereton Baronets
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The Brereton Baronetcy, of Hanford in the County of Cheshire was created in the Baronetage of England on 10 March 1627 for William Brereton. He was a Member of Parliament
for Cheshire
and fought against King Charles I
during the English Civil War
. With the death of his son, the second Baronet, the baronetcy became extinct in 1674.
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 Cheshire
Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Cheshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentiary constituency for the county of Cheshire. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832.As a county...
and fought against King Charles I
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
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...
. With the death of his son, the second Baronet, the baronetcy became extinct in 1674.
Brereton Baronets, of Hanford (1627)
- Sir William Brereton, 1st BaronetSir William Brereton, 1st BaronetSir William Brereton, 1st Baronet was an English writer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1628 and 1659. He was a commander in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War....
(1604–1661) - Sir Thomas Brereton, 2nd Baronet (1632–1674)