Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet
Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet (c 1623 – 18 January 1697)[1] was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654 and 1659.
Philipps was the eldest son of of Picton Castle. He succeeded to the baronetcy before 1654.[2]
In 1654, Philipps was elected Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire in the First Protectorate Parliament.[3] He was appointed a Militia Commissioner for south Wales on 14 March 1654. In 1655 he was appointed J.P. for Pembrokeshire and became a commissioner for Pembrokeshire, Cardiganshire and Carmarthenshire on 10 August 1655.[2] He was elected MP for Pembrokeshire again in 1659 for the Third Protectorate Parliament.[3]
Philipps married firstly Lady Cecily Finch, daughter of , and secondly Catherine Darcy, daughter of Edward Darcy.[2] He was succeeded by his son John, who was also a Member of Parliament.
References[]
- ^ Bertie George Charles. "PHILIPPS family, of Picton, Pembrokeshire". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ a b c W R Williams The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales
- ^ a b 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.
- 1620s births
- 1697 deaths
- Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales
- Baronets in the Baronetage of England
- People from Pembrokeshire
- English MPs 1654–1655
- English MPs 1659