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for 1689–90 and elected MP for

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in 1690, holding the seat until 1698. He died in 1699 and was buried at Carlton. He had married Bridget, the daughter of Sir Ralph Knight of Langold and Warsop, Nottinghamshire, with whom he had a son, whom he outlived, and a daughter also named Bridget who married Thomas White and was the mother of

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and

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. On Taylor's death, the family seat at

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passed to his daughter Bridget and became the main seat of the White family.

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* 1699 deaths People from Bassetlaw District English MPs 1690–1695 English MPs 1695–1698 High Sheriffs of Nottinghamshire Whig (British political party) MPs Year of birth uncertain {{17thC-England-MP-stub