Sir Thomas Hesilrige, 4th Baronet
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Sir Thomas Hesilrige, 4th Baronet (1664 - 11 July 1700) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1690 to 1695. Hesilrige was the son of Sir Thomas Hesilrige, 3rd Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Fenwick, daughter of George Fenwick, of Bruntonhall, Northumberland. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1680.The English baronetage: containing a genealogical and historical ..., Volume 1 By Arthur Collins
/ref> In 1687 Hesilrige was appointed
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and in 1690 was elected Member of Parliament for
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, holding the seat until 1695. Hesilrige died unmarried at the age of 36. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his uncle Sir Robert Hesilrige, 5th Baronet.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hesilrige, Thomas, 3rd Baronet 1664 births 1700 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England English MPs 1690–1695 Thomas High Sheriffs of Leicestershire Members of the Parliament of England for Leicestershire