Sir Francis Whichcote, 3rd Baronet (c.1692-1775), of

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and

Aswarby Aswarby () is a village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is south of Sleaford and east of the A15 road (Great Britain), A15 road, between Sleaford and the point near Threekingham where it crosses the A52 road (Great ...

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, was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1718 to 1722. Quy Hall, Cambridgeshire-geograph

Whichcote was the eldest surviving son of

Sir Paul Whichcote, 2nd Baronet Sir Paul Whichcote, 2nd Baronet (1643–1721), was a fellow of the Royal Society and the owner of the Manor of Totteridge in Hertfordshire. Early life and education Paul Whichcote was born in 1643, the eldest son of Sir Jeremy Whichcote, 1st Ba ...

and his wife Jane Gould, the daughter and coheiress of Sir Nicholas Gould, 1st Baronet. He was admitted at

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in 1708, at

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in 1711 and at the

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in 1714. In 1717, he married Mary Banks, the daughter of Joseph Banks of

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, Lincolnshire. He succeeded his father in 1721, inheriting

, Cambridgeshire. Whichcote was returned as

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for

at a by-election on 27 November 1718 and voted with the government. He was defeated at the 1722 general election, and did not stand again. Whichcote sold

to James Martin, MP and moved to live at Aswarby Hall, Lincolnshire. His wife Mary died on 9 September 1726. He married as his second wife in 1737, Frances Lady Hickman, widow of Sir Nevile Hickman, 4th Baronet of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire and daughter of Edward Hall. Whichcote died on 27 October 1775. He had two sons by his second wife and was succeeded by his eldest son, Sir Christopher Whichcote, 4th Baronet.

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1692 births 1775 deaths People from North Kesteven District People from South Cambridgeshire District Alumni of St Catharine's College, Cambridge Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge British MPs 1715–1722 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Baronets in the Baronetage of England {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub