Sir John Wray, MP, 3rd Baronet

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Sir John Wray, MP, 3rd Baronet

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Birthplace: Lincolnshire, England
Death: October 1664 (45)
Place of Burial: Lincolnshire, UK
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir John Wray, MP, 2nd Baronet of Glintworth and Griselda Wray
Husband of Elizabeth Wray and Sarah Wray
Father of Elizabeth Havenhand
Brother of Sir Christopher Wray, 4th Baronet; Sir Bethell Wray, 5th Baronet and Grisilla Thorold

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About Sir John Wray, MP, 3rd Baronet

Matric. Fell.-Com. from MAGDALENE, Easter, 1635. Doubtless s. and h. of Sir John, of Glentworth, Lincs., Bart. Bapt. there, Sept. 21, 1619. M.A. 1635-6 (Lit. Reg.). M.P. for Lincoln, 1654. Succeeded as 3rd Bart., Dec. 1655. Married (1) Elizabeth, widow of Sir Symonds D'Ewes; (2) Sarah, dau. of Sir John Evelyn, of West Dean, Wilts. Buried Oct. 29, 1664, at Glentworth. (Wray Family; G.E.C., I. 96.)

Source: Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900


From Wikipedia, November 2014:

Sir John Wray, 3rd Baronet (21 September 1619 - October 1664) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654.

Wray was the son of Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet and his wife Grisella Bethell, daughter of Sir Hugh Bethell of Ellerton[disambiguation needed]. He matriculated from Magdalene College, Cambridge at Easter 1635 and was awarded MA in 1636.

In 1654, Wray was elected Member of Parliament for Lincolnshire for the First Protectorate Parliament. He succeeded his father as baronet in December 1655.

Wray died at the age of 45 and was buried at Glentworth, Lincolnshire on 29 October 1664. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his brother Christopher.

Wray married firstly Elizabeth D'Ewes, widow of Sir Simonds D'Ewes. He married secondly, in 1661, Sarah Evelyn, daughter of Sir John Evelyn of West Dean. His sole surviving issue was a daughter by his second wife. After his death, his wife Sarah Evelyn married Thomas Fanshawe, 2nd Viscount Fanshawe.

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Sir John Wray, MP, 3rd Baronet's Timeline

1619
September 21, 1619
Lincolnshire, England
September 21, 1619
1663
1663
1664
October 29, 1664
Age 45
Glentworth, Lincolnshire, UK
October 1664
Age 45