Sir Henry North, 2nd Baronet (c.1635 – 5 July 1695) was an English

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politician. North was the son of Sir Henry North, 1st Baronet and Sarah Rayney. He was educated at

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and

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. On 29 August 1671 he succeeded to his father's

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. Between 1678 and 1688, North was a Deputy Lieutenant of Suffolk. In 1685, he was elected as a Member of Parliament for

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, holding the seat in 1687. He did not seek re-election in 1689 following the

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, and died in 1695 at which point his title became extinct.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Broke, Robert, 1st Baronet Year of birth uncertain 1695 deaths Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Baronets in the Baronetage of England Deputy lieutenants of Suffolk English MPs 1685–1687 People educated at King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds Tory MPs (pre-1834)