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Sir Fulwar Skipwith, 2nd Baronet

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Fulwar Skipwith, 2nd Baronet
Newbold Revel Hall
Member of Parliament for Coventry
In office
1713 - 1715
Personal details
Born1676
Died14 May 1728(1728-05-14) (aged 51–52)
Bath
Political partyConservative Party (UK)

Sir Fulwar Skipwith, 2nd Baronet (1676 – 14 May 1728) of Newbold Revel, Stretton-under-Foss, Warwickshire was a Conservative Member of Parliament for Coventry.[1][2]

He was the only son of Humberston Skipwith, who died before his own father. Fulwar thus succeeded his grandfather to the baronetcy in 1677.

He served as the Member of Parliament for Coventry from 1713 to 1715. In 1716 he commissioned the building of Newbold Revel at Stretton-under-Fosse, Warwickshire.

He died at Bath in 1728. He had married in 1703, Mary, the daughter of Sir Francis Dashwood, 1st Baronet and with her had 3 sons and 2 daughters. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Sir Francis Skipwith, 3rd Baronet.

References

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  1. ^ "SKIPWITH, Sir Fulwar, 2nd Bt. (1676-1728), of Newbold Revel, Stretton-under-Foss, Warws. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. ^ "The History of Parliament: the House of Commons, 1690-1715 [5 vols]". $USD. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
Fulwar Skipwith
Baronet
(of Newbold Hall)
1677–1728
Succeeded by
Francis Skipwith