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Sir Francis Vincent, 7th Baronet

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Sir Francis Vincent, 7th Baronet, (c.1717 – 22 Feb 1775) of Stoke D'Abernon, was an English country landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1761 to 1775.

The eldest son of Sir Henry Vincent, 6th Baronet, he was educated at Lincoln's Inn in 1734. He succeeded his father in the baronetcy on 10 January 1757.

He was Member of Parliament for Surrey from 1761 until his death on 22 May 1775.[1]

He married three times; firstly Elizabeth, the daughter and heiress of David Kilmaine, a London banker, secondly Mary, the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Hon. Thomas Howard of Great Bookham, Surrey, with whom he had 2 sons and a daughter and thirdly Arabella, the daughter and coheiress of Sir John Astley, 2nd Baronet and the widow of Anthony Langley Swymmer. He was succeeded by his son, Francis, the 8th baronet.

References

  1. ^ Mary M. Drummond, VINCENT, Sir Francis, 7th Bt. (?1717-75), of Stoke d'Abernon, Surr. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Surrey
1761 – 1775
With: George Onslow 1761-1774
James Scawen 1774- 1775
Succeeded by