Sir Solomon Swale, 1st Baronet (14 February 1610 – 4 November 1678) was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1660 to 1678. Swale was the son of Francis Swale of

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, Yorkshire, and his wife Anne Ingleby, daughter of Sampson Ingleby.Arthur Collins ''The English baronetage Volume 3, Part 1''
/ref> He was admitted to

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on 2 February 1630.The Register of Admissions to Gray's Inn
/ref> In 1660, Swale was elected

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for Aldborough in the Convention Parliament.History of Parliament Online - Swale, Solomon
/ref> He was created

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of Swale Hall in the County of York on 21 June 1660. He was re-elected MP for Aldborough in 1661 for the

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. He was appointed

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in 1670. In June 1678 he was expelled from the House of Commons for

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(refusing to attend Church of England services). Swale died in the King's Bench prison, as a debtor, at the age of 68 and was buried at St Martin in the Fields, London. Swale married firstly Mary Porey, daughter of Robert Porey of Poreys Norfolk and had seven sons and three daughters. He married secondly Anne Tancred, daughter of Charles Tancred of Wixley, Yorkshire. His son

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succeeded to the baronetcy.

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, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Swale, Solomon 1610 births 1678 deaths Members of the Parliament of England for constituencies in Yorkshire High Sheriffs of Yorkshire English MPs 1660 English MPs 1661–1679 Members of Gray's Inn Baronets in the Baronetage of England People from the Borough of Harrogate