Sir Mark Sykes, 1st Baronet (9 May 1711 - 14 September 1783) was a priest in the Church of England, Rector of

Roos Roos is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated east from Kingston upon Hull city centre and north-west from Withernsea, and on the B1242 road. History The de Ros family originated from the vill ...

in the

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. Sykes was created a

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in 1783, shortly before his death; the baronetcy was originally designed for his son Christopher, who insisted it be conferred upon his father. He married Decima Woodham, daughter of Twyford Woodham of Ely on 9 March 1735.Stirnet
/ref> Their marriage bore them a son,

Sir Christopher Sykes, 2nd Baronet Sir Christopher Sykes, 2nd Baronet (23 May 1749 – 17 September 1801) was an English British Tory Party, Tory politician and a Member of Parliament (MP) for Beverley (UK Parliament constituency), Beverley from 1784 to 1790. He was the only s ...

. In 1761 he inherited

Sledmere House Sledmere House is a Grade I listed Georgian country house, containing Chippendale, Sheraton and French furnishings and many fine pictures, set within a park designed by Capability Brown. It is the ancestral home of the Sykes family and is ...

and its large estate from his elder brother, Sir Richard Sykes. He was succeeded by his son, Christopher.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sykes, Mark 1711 births 1783 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain English Christian religious leaders Sykes family

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