Christopher Guise

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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[]

  1. ^ Kidd, Charles, Debrett's peerage & Baronetage 2015 Edition, London, 2015, p.B355; As displayed above front door of Elmore Court
  2. ^ W R Williams Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucester
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ John Burke, John Bernard Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies
Parliament of England
Preceded by
John Crofts
Robert Holmes
William Neast
Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire
1654
With: George Berkeley
Matthew Hale 1654
Sylvanus Wood
John Howe
Succeeded by
George Berkeley
John Howe
Baynham Throckmorton
John Crofts
William Neast
Baronetage of England
New creation Baronet
(of Elmore)
1661–1670
Succeeded by
John Guise
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