The Sydenham Baronetcy, of Brimpton in the County of

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, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 28 July 1641 for John Sydenham of Brimpton, who the previous year had inherited the estates of his cousin

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. The Sydenham family originated at the manor of

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near Bridgwater, Somerset. The second Baronet sat as

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for

. The third Baronet represented this constituency as well as

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in Parliament. The title became extinct on his death in 1739.

Sydenham baronets, of Brimpton (1641)

*Sir John Sydenham, 1st Baronet (–1643) *

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(1643–1696) * Sir Philip Sydenham, 3rd Baronet (c. 1676–1739)

References

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