The Whichcote Baronetcy, of the Inner Temple in the City of London, was a title in the
Baronetage of England
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. It was created on 2 April 1660 to reward
Sir Jeremy Whichcote for his services to the exiled
King Charles II.
Whichcote, previously Solicitor-General to
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, (17 December 1619 ( O.S.) 7 December 1619 (N.S.)– 29 November 1682 (O.S.) December 1682 (N.S) was an English-German army officer, admiral, scientist, and colonial governor. He first rose to ...
, bought the post of Warden of
Fleet Prison
Fleet Prison was a notorious London prison by the side of the River Fleet. The prison was built in 1197, was rebuilt several times, and was in use until 1844. It was demolished in 1846.
History
The prison was built in 1197 off what is now ...
and, during
the Commonwealth
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, was able to shelter the king's friends and agents in this way.
The third Baronet sat as
Member of Parliament for
Cambridgeshire
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. The fourth Baronet was
High Sheriff of Lincolnshire
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in 1777, the fifth baronet in 1790, the seventh Baronet in 1837 and the ninth Baronet in 1900. The title became extinct on the death of the tenth Baronet in 1949.
Benjamin Whichcote
Benjamin Whichcote (March 1609 – May 1683) was an English Establishment and Puritan divine,
Provost of King's College, Cambridge and leader of the Cambridge Platonists. He held that man is the "child of reason" and so not completely depra ...
was the elder brother of the first Baronet.
Whichcote baronets, of the Inner Temple (1660)
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Sir Jeremy Whichcote, 1st Baronet (–1677)
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Sir Paul Whichcote, 2nd Baronet (1643–1721)
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Sir Francis Whichcote, 3rd Baronet (–1775)
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Sir Christopher Whichcote, 4th Baronet (1738–1786)
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Sir Thomas Whichcote, 5th Baronet (1763–1828)
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Sir Thomas Whichcote, 6th Baronet (1787–1829)
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Sir Thomas Whichcote, 7th Baronet (1813–1892)
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Sir George Whichcote, 8th Baronet (1817–1893)
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Sir George Whichcote, 9th Baronet (1870–1946)
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Sir Hugh Christopher Whichcote, 10th Baronet (1874–1949)
References
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Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England
Inner Temple