Sir Paul Whichcote, 2nd Baronet

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The arms of Sir Paul Whichcote, 2nd Baronet.
Quy Hall, Cambridgeshire.

Sir Paul Whichcote, 2nd Baronet (1643–1721), was a fellow of the Royal Society and the owner of the Manor of Totteridge in Hertfordshire.

Early life and education[]

Paul Whichcote was born in 1643, the eldest son of Sir Jeremy Whichcote, 1st Baronet (c. 1614–1677), barrister-at-law and Solicitor-General to the Frederick V of the Palatinate,[1][2] and Anne (died August 1714),[3] eldest daughter and heir of . His early life was at Quy Hall, Cambridgeshire. He was educated at King's College, University of Cambridge, where he was admitted as a Fellow Commoner in 1662. Whichcote was made a fellow of The Royal Society in 1674 and received his Master of Arts degree from Cambridge University in 1701.[4]

Marriage[]

Whichcote married Jane, daughter and heir of , on 14 June 1677,[4] and had several children. His heir was Sir Francis Whichcote, 3rd Baronet (c. 1692–1775).

Hendon and Totteridge[]

Whichcote was resident at , in the grounds of which Hendon School now stands. He inherited the house after the death of his father in 1677 and lived there until 1691.[1]

By 1700, Whichcote was lord of the manor of Totteridge which he acquired from Sir Francis Pemberton and . He sold it to James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, in 1720 or 1721.[5][6]

Death[]

Whichcote died in 1721 and is buried at St Mary's Church, Hendon.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Hendon School. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  2. ^ Hendon House. Hendon & District Archaeological Society. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  3. ^ Hendon. British History Online. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  4. ^ a b Whichcote, Paul. British Armorial Bindings, University of Toronto Libraries. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  5. ^ Parishes: Totteridge. British History Online. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  6. ^ Totteridge. London Westminster & Middlesex Family History Society. Retrieved 20 October 2016.


Baronetage of England
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(of the Inner Temple)
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