Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 3rd Baronet

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Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 3rd Baronet (d. 2 November 1785), was a British Member of Parliament.

Heathcote was the son of Sir John Heathcote, 2nd Baronet, and Bridget White, daughter of Thomas White. He succeeded as third Baronet on his father's death in 1759. In 1761 he was elected to the House of Commons for Shaftesbury, a seat he held until 1768.

Heathcote married firstly Lady Margaret Yorke, daughter of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, in 1749. After his first wife's death in 1769 he married secondly Elizabeth Hudson, daughter of Robert Hudson, in 1770. He died in November 1785 and was succeeded by his son from his second marriage, Gilbert Heathcote.

Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by John Heathcote	Baronet (of London)	Succeeded by Gilbert Heathcote