Sir Henry Yelverton, 2nd Baronet

Sir Henry Yelverton, 2nd Baronet (6 July 1633 – 3 October 1670) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660 and from 1664 to 1670.

Yelverton was the son of Sir Christopher Yelverton, 1st Baronet and his wife Anne Twisden, daughter of Sir William Twisden, Bt.[1] He inherited the baronetcy of Easton Maudit on the death of his father in 1654.

In 1660, Yelverton was elected Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire in the Convention Parliament.[2] In 1664 he was elected MP for Northampton in the Cavalier Parliament and sat until his death in 1670.[2]

Yelverton died at the age of 37.

Yelverton married Susan Longueville, daughter of Charles Longueville, 12th Baron Grey de Ruthyn who became Baroness Grey de Ruthyn in her own right. Their son Charles inherited the barony and baronetcy.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 John Burke A General and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage Volume 1
  2. 1 2 History of Parliament Online - Yelverton, Sir Henry
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Sir Gilbert Pickering, Bt		 Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire
1660
With: John Crew		 Succeeded by
Sir Justinian Isham, Bt
George Clerke
Preceded by
The Hon. Christopher Hatton
Sir John Bernard		 Member of Parliament for Northampton
1664-1670
With: The Hon. Christopher Hatton		 Succeeded by
Sir William Fermor
Lord Ibrackan
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
Christopher Yelverton		 Baronet
(of Easton Mauduit)
1654–1670 		Succeeded by
Charles Yelverton
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