Sir William Gardiner, 1st Baronet (9 May 1628 - 23 June 1691) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

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  in 1660.

Gardiner was the son of Robert Gardiner of Wigan and his wife Mary Palmer.

In 1660, Gardiner was elected Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Wigan

Wigan (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in the Convention Parliament. He was made a Knight of the Bath at the coronation of King Charles II and was created Baronet of Roche Court in the same year on 2 December 1660.

Gardiner died at the age of 63

Gardiner married Anne Brocas, daughter Robert Brocas of Beaurepaire, Hampshire, and had two sons Brocas and Bernard

Bernard Gardiner

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