Sir Henry Goring, 2nd Baronet (1 May 1622 - 3 April 1702) was an English barrister and politician.

Goring was the son of Henry Goring and Mary, daughter of Sir Thomas Eversfield, High Sheriff of Sussex

High Sheriff of Sussex

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. Goring sat as Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Sussex

Sussex (UK Parliament constituency)

Sussex 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...

 from 1660 to 1661 and for Steyning

Steyning (UK Parliament constituency)

Steyning was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, England, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons sporadically from 1298 and continuously from 1467 until 1832...

 in 1660 and again from 1661 to 1679. He succeeded as second Baronet of Highden on 25 February 1658, according to a special remainder in the letters patent

Letters patent

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Goring married Frances, daughter of Sir Edward Bishopp, 2nd Baronet, in 1642. She died in December 1694. Goring died on 3 April 1702, aged 79, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his grandson, Charles.