Pynsent Baronets
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The Pynsent Baronetcy, of Erthfont in the County of Wiltshire, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 13 September 1687 for William Pynsent, subsequently Member of Parliament
for Devizes
. The second Baronet was Member of Parliament for Taunton
. The title became extinct on his death in 1765.
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 Devizes
Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)
Devizes is a parliamentary constituency in Wiltshire, England, which is now represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and before 1707 in the House of Commons of England....
. The second Baronet was Member of Parliament for Taunton
Taunton (UK Parliament constituency)
Taunton was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors from 1295 to 2010, taking its name from the town of Taunton in Somerset...
. The title became extinct on his death in 1765.
Pynsent Baronets, of Erthfont (1687)
- Sir William Pynsent, 1st Baronet (1642-1719)
- Sir William Pynsent, 2nd Baronet (c. 1679-1765)