Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet of Fiskerton (died 24 September 1687) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

House of Commons of England

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 from 1661 to 1685.

Gerard was the son of Ratcliffe Gerard and his wife Jennet Barret, daughter of Edward Barret, of Pembrokeshire.

In 1661, Gerard was elected Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Northallerton

Northallerton (UK Parliament constituency)

Northallerton was a parliamentary borough in the North Riding of Yorkshire, represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1640 to 1832, and by one member from 1832 until 1885....

 in the Cavalier Parliament

Cavalier Parliament

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 and sat in later parliaments until 1685. He was created baronet

Gerard Baronets

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 of Fiskerton in the County of Lincoln on 17 November 1666. He was recorded as High Sheriff of Durham between 1666 and 1674.

Gerard married firstly Mary Brereton, daughter of Sir John Brereton and secondly, Mary Cosins, daughter of John Cosin

John Cosin

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, Bishop of Durham, by whom he had a daughter, Charlotte and a son Sir Gilbert Cosins Gerard.