Sir Marmaduke Gresham, 1st Baronet
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Sir Marmaduke Gresham, 1st Baronet (ca. 162714 April 1696) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1660 and from 1685 to 1689.
Gresham was the son of Sir Edward Gresham, of Limpsfield, Surrey and Titsey, Surrey. He was baptised at Betchworth on 24 January 1627. He matriculated from King's College, Cambridge
in autumn 1645.
In 1660, Gresham was elected Member of Parliament
for East Grinstead
in the Convention Parliament. He was created baronet
of Lympsfield in the County of Surrey on 31 July 1660. In 1685 he was elected MP for Bletchingley
and sat until 1689.
Gresham died at Gresham College, London,at the age of 69 and was buried at Titsey.
Gresham married Alice Corbet, daughter of Richard Corbet
, Bishop of Norwich
.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
in 1660 and from 1685 to 1689.
Gresham was the son of Sir Edward Gresham, of Limpsfield, Surrey and Titsey, Surrey. He was baptised at Betchworth on 24 January 1627. He matriculated from King's College, Cambridge
King's College, Cambridge
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college's full name is "The King's College of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge", but it is usually referred to simply as "King's" within the University....
in autumn 1645.
In 1660, Gresham was elected 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 East Grinstead
East Grinstead (UK Parliament constituency)
East Grinstead was a parliamentary constituency in the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. It first existed as a Parliamentary borough from 1307, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons elected by the bloc vote system...
in the Convention Parliament. He was created baronet
Gresham Baronets
The Gresham Baronetcy, of Lympsfield in the County of Surrey, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 31 July 1660 for Marmaduke Gresham, Member of Parliament for East Grinstead and Bletchingley. He was a descendant of Sir John Gresham, Lord Mayor of London. The second Baronet...
of Lympsfield in the County of Surrey on 31 July 1660. In 1685 he was elected MP for Bletchingley
Bletchingley (UK Parliament constituency)
Bletchingley was a parliamentary borough in Surrey. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom until 1832, when the constituency was...
and sat until 1689.
Gresham died at Gresham College, London,at the age of 69 and was buried at Titsey.
Gresham married Alice Corbet, daughter of Richard Corbet
Richard Corbet
Richard Corbet was an English bishop in the Church of England. He was also a poet of the metaphysical school who, although highly praised in his own lifetime, is relatively obscure today.-Life:...
, Bishop of Norwich
Bishop of Norwich
The Bishop of Norwich is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Norwich in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers most of the County of Norfolk and part of Suffolk. The see is in the City of Norwich where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided...
.