Philip Sherard was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

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  from 1660 to 1685.

Sherard was the son of William Sherard, 1st Baron Sherard and his wife Abigail Cave.

In 1660, Sherard was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Rutland

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 in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected in 1661 to the Cavalier

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 parliament, and held his seat until 1685.

Sherard died at the age of 71 .

Sherard married Margaret Eure widow of a son of Lord Eure and daughter of Thomas Denton of Hillesden, Buckinghamshire. His son Bennet was also MP for Rutland.