Coke Baronets
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The Baronetcy of Coke of Longford, Derbyshire
was created in the Baronetage of England on 30 December 1641 for Edward Coke.
He was the grandson of Sir Edward Coke
, Lord Chief Justice. His father Clement, youngest son of Sir Edward, acquired by marriage the Longford Hall
estate in Derbyshire. Coke served as High Sheriff
of Derbyshire in 1646. His son the second Baronet was Member of Parliament
for Derbyshire
in 1685.
The Baronetcy was extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1727. The Longford estate passed into the ownership of the senior branch of the Coke family of Holkham Hall
, Norfolk
represented by the Earl of Leicester
.
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
was created in the Baronetage of England on 30 December 1641 for Edward Coke.
He was the grandson of Sir Edward Coke
Edward Coke
Sir Edward Coke SL PC was an English barrister, judge and politician considered to be the greatest jurist of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. Born into a middle class family, Coke was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge before leaving to study at the Inner Temple, where he was called to the...
, Lord Chief Justice. His father Clement, youngest son of Sir Edward, acquired by marriage the Longford Hall
Longford Hall (Derbyshire)
Longford Hall is a 16th century country house at Longford in Derbyshire. It is a Grade II* listed buildingThe Manor was built in the 16th century for the de Longford family. On the demise of the last of the de Longfords about 1620 the manor passed to Sarah Reddish who married Clement Coke, younger...
estate in Derbyshire. Coke served as High Sheriff
High Sheriff
A high sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.In England and Wales, the office is unpaid and partly ceremonial, appointed by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall, the High Sheriff is appointed by the Duke of...
of Derbyshire in 1646. His son the second Baronet was 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 Derbyshire
Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Derbyshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. 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...
in 1685.
The Baronetcy was extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1727. The Longford estate passed into the ownership of the senior branch of the Coke family of Holkham Hall
Holkham Hall
Holkham Hall is an eighteenth-century country house located adjacent to the village of Holkham, on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk...
, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
represented by the Earl of Leicester
Earl of Leicester
The title Earl of Leicester was created in the 12th century in the Peerage of England , and is currently a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1837.-Early creations:...
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Coke of Longford (1641)
- Sir Edward Coke, 1st Baronet (d 1669)
- Sir Robert Coke, 2nd Baronet (1645-1688)
- Sir Edward Coke, 3rd Baronet (1648-1727)