Christopher Guise
Arms of Guise: Gules, seven lozenges conjoined vairé three, three and one[1]
Sir Christopher Guise, 1st Baronet (died 1670), of Elmore Court in Gloucestershire, England, was a Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire in 1654.
Origins[]
Guise was the son of William Guise of Elmore by his wife Cecilia Dennis, a daughter of John Dennis of Pucklechurch[2] in Gloucestershire.
Career[]
In 1654 Guise was elected a Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire in the First Protectorate Parliament.[3] He was created a baronet "of Elmore" on 10 July 1661.
Marriages and children[]
Guise married firstly Elizabeth Washington, daughter of Sir Lawrence Washington of Garsden, Wiltshire. He married secondly Rachel Corsellis of a noble Italian family. He was succeeded by his son Sir John Guise, 2nd Baronet.[4]
References[]
- ^ Kidd, Charles, Debrett's peerage & Baronetage 2015 Edition, London, 2015, p.B355; As displayed above front door of Elmore Court
- ^ W R Williams Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucester
- ^ Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229-239.
- ^ John Burke, John Bernard Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies
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- 1670 deaths
- English MPs 1654–1655
- Politicians from Gloucestershire
- Baronets in the Baronetage of England