Sir Henry Yelverton, 2nd Baronet (6 July 1633 – 3 October 1670) was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1660 and from 1664 to 1670.

Early life

Yelverton was the son of

Sir Christopher Yelverton, 1st Baronet Sir Christopher Yelverton, 1st Baronet (27 March 1602 – 4 December 1654) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648. Yelverton was the son of Henry Yelverton, a lawyer, and his wife Margaret Beale, daughter of ...

and his wife Anne Twysden, daughter of Sir William Twysden, 1st Baronet.John Burke ''A General and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage Volume 1''
/ref> He inherited the

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Easton Maudit Easton Maudit is a small village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in rural Northamptonshire. It takes its name from the Maudit (or Mauduit) family who purchased the estate at what was then just Easton, in 1131. There was no residentia ...

on the death of his father in 1654.

Career

In 1660, Yelverton was elected Member of Parliament for

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in the Convention Parliament.History of Parliament Online - Yelverton, Sir Henry
/ref> In 1664 he was elected MP for

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in the

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and sat until his death in 1670 at the age of 37.

Personal life

Yelverton married Susan Longueville, daughter of Charles Longueville, 12th Baron Grey de Ruthyn who became Baroness Grey de Ruthyn in her own right. Their son

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inherited the barony and baronetcy.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yelverton, Henry 1633 births 1670 deaths English MPs 1660 English MPs 1661–1679 Baronets in the Baronetage of England People from Northamptonshire Place of birth unknown