Sir Francis Lawley, 2nd Baronet

Sir Francis Lawley, 2nd Baronet (c. 1630 – 25 October 1696) was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1659 and 1679.

Lawley was the son of Sir Thomas Lawley, 1st Baronet of Spoonhill, near Much Wenlock, Shropshire. He inherited the Baronetcy and the estate on the death of his father in 1646. Lawley acquired the estate of the dissolved monastery of Canwell, in the parish of Hints, Staffordshire, which became the family seat.

In 1659, Lawley was elected Member of Parliament for Wenlock in the Third Protectorate Parliament. He was elected MP for Much Wenlock again in 1660 to the Convention Parliament. In 1661, he was elected MP for Shropshire for the Cavalier Parliament and held the seat until 1679.[1] From 1690 to 1696, he was Master of the Jewel Office.

Lawley married Anne Whitmore, daughter of Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet of Apley.[2] He was succeeded by his son Thomas.

References

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  1. ^ History of Parliament Online – Lawley, Sir Francis, 2nd Bt.
  2. ^ Burke, J.B. (1838). A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England, by J. and J.B. Burke.
Parliament of England
Vacant Member of Parliament for Wenlock
1659
With: Thomas Whitmore
Unknown
Unknown Member of Parliament for Wenlock
1660
With: Thomas Whitmore
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Shropshire
1661–1679
With: Sir Richard Ottley 1661–1670
Viscount Newport 1670–1679
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Master of the Jewel Office
1690–1696
Succeeded by
Baronetage of England
Preceded by Baronet
(of Spoonhill)
1646–1696
Succeeded by