Sir Thomas Slingsby, 2nd Baronet (15 June 1636 – 1 March 1688), of Scriven in

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, was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.

Biography

He was the second but oldest surviving son of Sir Henry Slingsby, executed in 1658 for his adherence to the

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cause during the

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. The family estates were confiscated, but were restored following the Restoration in 1660. He was

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in 1660 and entered Parliament in 1670 as member for

, and subsequently also represented

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(the family borough) and

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. In 1658 he married Dorothy Cradock (d. 1673), daughter of George Cradock of

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, and they had three children: * Sir Henry Slingsby, 3rd Baronet (c. 1660 – 1691), his heir, also MP for Knaresborough, who died unmarried * Sir Thomas Slingsby, 4th Baronet (c. 1668 – 1726), who succeeded his brother * Barbara, Countess of Pembroke (d. 1722), who married three times – to Sir Richard Mauliverer of Allerton Mauliverer (d. 1689), to The Lord Arundell of Trerice (1649–1698), and to The Earl of Pembroke (1656–1733).

References

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Slingsby genealogy
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