Sir Henry Monson, 3rd Baronet (17 September 1653 – 6 April 1718) of Burton Hall, Burton by Lincoln, Lincolnshire was an

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. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for

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at various dates between 1675 and 1689. He was the eldest surviving son of John Monson, MP for Lincoln, who predeceased his own father in 1674. Monson thus inherited the baronetcy from his grandfather

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in 1683. He succeeded his father as MP for Lincoln in a by-election in 1675, sitting until 1679. He was re-elected to the seat in 1685, sitting until he was ejected in 1689 for being a non-juror (ie for not swearing allegiance to

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). He died in 1718 and was buried at South Carlton. He had married Elizabeth, the daughter of

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of Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire. They had no children and so the baronetcy passed to his brother

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1653 births 1718 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England Politics of Lincoln, England English MPs 1661–1679 English MPs 1679 English MPs 1680–1681 English MPs 1685–1687 English MPs 1689–1690 Deputy lieutenants of Lincolnshire {{1689-England-MP-stub