Sir Nicholas Morice, 2nd Baronet (1681–27 January 1726) of Werrington Park (then in Devon but now in Cornwall) was an English politician who sat in the English and

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from 1702 to 1726.

Early life

Morice was the eldest surviving son of

Sir William Morice, 1st Baronet Sir William Morice, 1st Baronet (c. 1628 – 7 February 1690), of Werrington, Cornwall, Werrington (then in Devon but now in Cornwall), was an English Member of Parliament. Origins Morice was the eldest son of William Morice (Secretary of St ...

, MP for

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and his second wife Elizabeth Reynell, daughter of Richard Reynell of Ogwell Devon. He succeeded his father in the

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in 1690. He matriculated at

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on 14 April 1698, aged 17. By a licence dated 21 March 1704, he married Lady Catherine Herbert, the daughter of

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Career

Morice was returned as Member of Parliament for Newport, at the English general elections of 1702 and 1705 and at the British general elections of

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and

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. He was returned at the 1715 general election as a Tory and consistently opposed the Administration. He was returned again at the 1722 general election.

Death and legacy

Morice died on 27 January 1726. With his wife, he had a son and two daughters. He was succeeded to the baronetcy and Werrington Park by his son Sir William Morice, 3rd Baronet.

References

1681 births 1726 deaths Politicians from Devon Baronets in the Baronetage of England Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall English MPs 1702–1705 English MPs 1705–1707 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for constituencies in Cornwall British MPs 1707–1708 British MPs 1708–1710 British MPs 1710–1713 British MPs 1713–1715 British MPs 1715–1722 British MPs 1722–1727 {{England-baronet-stub