Sir Thomas Gerard, 2nd Baronet

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Sir Thomas Gerard, 2nd Baronet (c. 1584 - 15 May 1630) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1624.

Gerard was the son of Sir Thomas Gerard, 1st Baronet of Bryn and of Etwall and his wife Cecily Maney, daughter of Sir Walter Maney, of Staplehurst. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in February 1621. [1] In 1624, he was elected Member of Parliament for Liverpool. [2]

Gerard died in 1630 at the age of about 45. [1]

Sir Thomas married Frances Molyneux, daughter of Sir Richard Molyneux, 1st Baronet of Sefton in about 1610. [1] They had a son, William, who became third Baronet and died 7 April 1681.

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Parliament of England
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Liverpool
1624
With: George Ireland
Succeeded by
James Lord Strange
Edward More
Baronetage of England
Preceded by Baronet
(of Bryn)
1621–1630
Succeeded by
William Gerard