Sir Henry Stapylton, 1st Baronet ( 1617 - 26 March 1679) was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1648 and 1660. Stapylton was the son of

Brian Stapylton Sir Brian Stapylton, 2nd Baronet (c. 1657 – 23 November 1727), of Myton Hall in Yorkshire, was an English Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1679 and 1715 Stapylton was the eldest son of Sir Henry ...

and his wife Frances Slingsby, daughter of Sir Henry Slingsby of Scriven. In 1648, Stapylton was elected

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for

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in the

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but was excluded by the end of the year under

Pride's Purge Pride's Purge is the name commonly given to an event that took place on 6 December 1648, when soldiers prevented members of Parliament considered hostile to the New Model Army from entering the House of Commons of England. Despite defeat in the ...

. In 1660, Stapylton was elected MP for Boroughbridge in the Convention Parliament. In 1660 he was created

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of Myton. Stapylton married Elizabeth Darcy, daughter of

Conyers Darcy, 1st Earl of Holderness Conyers Darcy, 1st Earl of Holderness (24 January 1598/1599 – 14 June 1689) was a British noble; created Earl of Holderness in 1682. Personal life Darcy was born the son of Conyers Darcy, 7th Baron Darcy de Knayth and Dorothy Belasyse. He ...

. His son Bryan succeeded him in the baronetcy.

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''The Baronetage of England'' Volume 2
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stapylton, Henry 1617 births 1679 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England People from Boroughbridge Place of birth missing Year of birth uncertain English MPs 1640–1648 English MPs 1660