Sir Anthony Aucher, 1st Baronet

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Sir Anthony Aucher, 1st Baronet (1614 – 31 May 1692) was an English politician.

The son of Sir Anthony Aucher and Hester Collett, he was a Royalist. Knighted in Whitehall on 4 July 1641, Aucher was imprisoned two years later for his involvement in the Kentish petition. He had to stay in Winchester House for nine months and was then released. From 1660 to 1661, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Canterbury. On 4 July 1666, he was made a Baronet, of Bishopsbourne in the County of Kent. Archer was buried in Bourne in Kent on 31 May 1692.

[edit] Family

Around 1635, Aucher married firstly Elizabeth Hatton, daughter of Sir Robert Hatton and on 13 October 1681, secondly Elizabeth Hewytt, daughter of Robert Hewytt in St Bride's Church in London. He had six sons and one daughter by his first wife and four children by his second wife:

• Elizabeth Aucher, married John Corbett
• Hester Aucher, married Ralph Blomer
• Sir Anthony Aucher, 2nd Baronet (c. 1685–1694/95)
• Sir Hewitt Aucher, 3rd Baronet (c. 1687–1726)

[edit] References

• thePeerage. Retrieved on 2007-02-20.

Parliament of England
Preceded by Unknown	Member of Parliament for Canterbury with Heneage Finch 1660–1661	Succeeded by Francis Lovelace Sir Edward Master
Baronetage of England
Preceded by (new creation)	Baronet (of Bishopsbourne) 1666–1692	Succeeded by Anthony Aucher