Sir Richard Everard, 2nd Baronet (1624 – 29 August 1694)Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1661 to 1679. Everard was the son of

Sir Richard Everard, 1st Baronet of Much Waltham Sir Richard Everard, 1st Baronet (died 1680) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654 and 1656. Everard was the son of Hugh Everard of Great Waltham, Essex, and his wife Mary Brand daughter of Thomas Brand or Bond of Gr ...

, Essex and his first wife Joan Barrington, daughter of

Sir Francis Barrington, 1st Baronet Sir Francis Barrington, 1st Baronet of Barrington Hall, Essex (ca. 15603 July 1628) was a Puritan activist and politician, who was Member of Parliament, MP for Essex (UK Parliament constituency), Essex from 1601 to 1604, then 1620 to 1628. ...

and his wife Joan Cromwell, daughter of Sir Henry Cromwell. In 1661, he was elected

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for

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in the

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. He succeeded to the

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about 1680. Everard died at the age of 69, and was buried at Waltham. Everard married firstly, in or before 1647, Elizabeth Gibb, daughter of Sir Henry Gibb, Baronet and his wife Anne Gibbs, daughter of Sir Ralph Gibbs, of Honiton, Warwickshire. He married secondly, Jane Finet, daughter of Sir John Finet, Master of the Ceremonies.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Everard, Richard 1625 births 1694 deaths English MPs 1661–1679 Baronets in the Baronetage of England