Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet (c 1623 – 18 January 1697)
was a Welsh politician who sat in the
House of Commons
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in 1654 and 1659.
Philipps was the eldest son of
Sir Richard Philipps, 2nd Baronet of
Picton Castle
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. He succeeded to the
baronetcy
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before 1654.
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In 1654, Philipps was elected Member of Parliament
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for Pembrokeshire in the First Protectorate Parliament
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. He was appointed a Militia Commissioner for south Wales on 14 March 1654. In 1655 he was appointed J.P. for Pembrokeshire and became a commissioner for Pembrokeshire, Cardiganshire and Carmarthenshire on 10 August 1655.[ He was elected MP for Pembrokeshire again in 1659 for the ]Third Protectorate Parliament
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.[
Philipps married firstly Lady Cecily Finch, daughter of ]Thomas Finch, 11th Earl of Winchilsea
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, and secondly Catherine Darcy, daughter of Edward Darcy.[ He was succeeded by his son ]John
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, who was also a Member of Parliament.
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1620s births
1697 deaths
Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales
Baronets in the Baronetage of England
People from Pembrokeshire
Year of birth uncertain
English MPs 1654–1655
English MPs 1659