Sir Christopher Wray, 2nd and 6th Baronet (1652–1679) was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1675 to 1679. Wray was the eldest son of

Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Ashby Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Ashby (1625 – 17 October 1669) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1645 and 1660. Wray was the son of Sir Christopher Wray of Ashby, Lincolnshire, and his wi ...

and his wife Olympia Tufton, daughter of

Sir Humfrey Tufton, 1st Baronet Humfrey Tufton, 1st Baronet (1584 – October 1659) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648. Tufton was a son of John Tufton of Hothfield, and brother of Nicholas Tufton, 1st Earl of Thanet. He purchased Th ...

of the Mote, Maidstone.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage, Volume 3''
1660 creation He matriculated at

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on 19 December 1668, aged 16. He succeeded as 2nd Baronet to the 1660 Baronetcy of Ashby on the death of his father on 17 October 1669, and as 6th Baronet to the 1611 Baronetcy of Glentworth on the death of his lunatic cousin Sir Bethell Wray in February 1672. In 1675, he was elected

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for

Great Grimsby Grimsby or Great Grimsby is a port town and the administrative centre of North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England. Grimsby adjoins the town of Cleethorpes directly to the south-east forming a conurbation. Grimsby is north-east of Linco ...

.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage Volume 1''
1611 creation Wray died unmarried at the age of about 26 and was buried on 31 August 1679 at St. Giles' in the Fields, London, joining his brother Edward and their grandparents. He was succeeded by his brother William.

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1652 births 1679 deaths English MPs 1661–1679 Baronets in the Baronetage of England Members of the Parliament of England for Great Grimsby {{17thC-England-MP-stub