Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet (c 1623 – 18 January 1697) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654 and 1659. Philipps was the eldest son of

Sir Richard Philipps, 2nd Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only ...

of Picton Castle. He succeeded to the baronetcy before 1654. W R Williams ''The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales''
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in the First Protectorate Parliament. He was appointed a Militia Commissioner for south Wales on 14 March 1654. In 1655 he was appointed J.P. for Pembrokeshire and became a commissioner for Pembrokeshire, Cardiganshire and Carmarthenshire on 10 August 1655. He was elected MP for Pembrokeshire again in 1659 for the Third Protectorate Parliament. Philipps married firstly Lady Cecily Finch, daughter of Thomas Finch, 11th Earl of Winchilsea, and secondly Catherine Darcy, daughter of Edward Darcy. He was succeeded by his son John, who was also a Member of Parliament.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Philipps, Erasmus 1620s births 1697 deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales Baronets in the Baronetage of England People from Pembrokeshire Year of birth uncertain English MPs 1654–1655 English MPs 1659