Sir Clement Fisher, 2nd Baronet (1613 - 15 April 1683) was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1661 to 1679. He supported the

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cause in the

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Life

Fisher was the son of Sir Robert Fisher, 1st Baronet of

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, Warwickshire and his wife Elizabeth Tyringham, daughter of Sir Anthony Tyringham of Tyringham, Buckinghamshire. His father was created Baronet Fisher of Great Packington on 7 December 1622. During the Civil War with his father, he suffered for his support of the King. He succeeded to the

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on the death of his father on 29 March 1647. He was fined £1,711, on 24 January 1648, which was reduced to £1,140. In 1661, Fisher was elected Member of Parliament for

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in the

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. He built Packington Old Hall in 1679. Fisher died at the age of about 70 and was buried at Great Packington.

Marriage

Fisher married Jane Lane daughter of Thomas Lane, of Bentley, Staffordshire and his wife Anne Bagot, daughter of Walter Bagot, of Blithfield on 8 December 1662 with the wedding officiated by

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. She had helped Charles II, to escape after the

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in September 1651, for which she was granted £1,000 a year for life after the Restoration. They had no children and he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his nephew, also called Clement Fisher.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Clement 1613 births 1683 deaths English MPs 1661–1679 Baronets in the Baronetage of England Members of Parliament for Coventry