Sir Henry North, 1st Baronet (c 1609 – 29 August 1671) was an English politician who sat in the

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variously between 1656 and 1671. North was the son of Sir Roger North of Mildenhall and his wife, Elizabeth Gilbert, daughter of Sir John Gilbert of Great Finborow, Suffolk.John Burke, John Bernard Burke ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies''
/ref> In 1656, North was elected

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for

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in the

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. In 1660, North was elected MP for Suffolk in the Convention Parliament. He was created

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of Mildenhall on 14 June 1660. He was re-elected MP for Suffolk in 1661 for the

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and sat until his death in 1671. North married Sarah Rayney, daughter of John Rayney of West Malling, Kent. He was succeeded by his son

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. His daughter Peregrina married William Hanmer and was the mother of

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, Speaker of the House of Commons.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:North, Henry 1600s births 1671 deaths People from Mildenhall, Suffolk Year of birth uncertain Baronets in the Baronetage of England English MPs 1656–1658 English MPs 1660 English MPs 1661–1679