Sir William Gardiner, 1st Baronet

Politician

1628 – 1691

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Who was Sir William Gardiner, 1st Baronet?

Sir William Gardiner, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.

Gardiner was the son of Robert Gardiner of Wigan and his wife Mary Palmer.

In 1660, Gardiner was elected Member of Parliament for Wigan in the Convention Parliament. He was made a Knight of the Bath at the coronation of King Charles II and was created Baronet of Roche Court in the same year on 2 December 1660.

Gardiner died at the age of 63

Gardiner married Anne Brocas, daughter Robert Brocas of Beaurepaire, Hampshire, and had two sons Brocas and Bernard.

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Born
May 9, 1628
Died
Jun 23, 1691

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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