Sir Thomas Hesilrige, 4th Baronet
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Sir Thomas Hesilrige, 4th Baronet (1664 - 11 July 1700) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1690 to 1695.
Hesilrige was the son of Sir Thomas Hesilrige, 3rd Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Fenwick, daughter of George Fenwick, of Bruntonhall, Northumberland. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1680.
In 1690, Hesilrige was elected Member of Parliament
for Leicestershire
and held the seat until 1695.
Hesilrige died unmarried at the age of 36. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his uncle Sir Robert Hesilrige, 5th Baronet.
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...
from 1690 to 1695.
Hesilrige was the son of Sir Thomas Hesilrige, 3rd Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Fenwick, daughter of George Fenwick, of Bruntonhall, Northumberland. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1680.
In 1690, Hesilrige 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 Leicestershire
Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
Leicestershire was a county constituency in Leicestershire, represented in the House of Commons. It elected two Members of Parliament , traditionally called Knights of the Shire, by the bloc vote system of election, to the Parliament of England until 1707, to the Parliament of Great Britain from...
and held the seat until 1695.
Hesilrige died unmarried at the age of 36. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his uncle Sir Robert Hesilrige, 5th Baronet.