Sir Roger Twisden, 2nd Baronet (12 October 1640 – 28 February 1703) was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1689 to 1690. Twisden was the son of

Sir Thomas Twisden, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Twisden, 1st Baronet (2 January 1602 – 2 January 1683) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in two periods between 1646 and 1660. He was a High Court judge who presided at the trial of the re ...

and his wife Jane Tomlinson, daughter of John Tomlinson. Twisden succeeded to the

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of Bradbourne, Kent on the death of his father on 2 January 1683.

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, William Courthope
''Debrett's Baronetage of England: with alphabetical lists of such baronetcies''
/ref> Twisden was elected

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(MP) for

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in 1689 and held the seat until 1690. Twisden married Margaret Marsham, daughter of Sir John Marsham in 1667. Twisden lived at Bradbourne, Kent and died suddenly aged 62 on 28 February 1703.

Sir Roger Twisden, 6th Baronet

Sir Roger Twisden, 6th Bt. was born on 7 November 1737. He was the son of Sir Roger Twisden, 5th Bt. and Elizabeth Watton. He married Rebecca Wildash, daughter of Isaac Wildash and Rebecca Tyhurst, on 25 January 1779. He died on 5 October 1779 at age 41, without male heir. He graduated from

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, Oxford, Oxfordshire, on 5 July 1759 with a

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(M.A.). He succeeded to the title of 6th Baronet Twisden, of Bradbourne, Kent on 7 March 1772. Rebecca (his widow) became the owner of the Manor of 'Herst Hall' in

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