Peter Killigrew

Sir Peter Killigrew, 2nd Baronet (c 1634 - 8 January 1705) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.

Killigrew was the son of Sir Peter Killigrew, who was commonly known as Sir Peter the Post, because of his great diligence in conveying messages to King Charles I during the English Civil War.^[1]

In 1660, Killigrew was elected Member of Parliament for Camelford in the Convention Parliament. After a double return, he was seated on 5 May 1660, but his election was declared void 12 Jun 1660 ^[2] He inherited the baronetcy on the death of his uncle Sir William Killigrew, 1st Baronet in 1665.

Killigrew married Frances Twisden, daughter of Sir Roger Twisden, of East Peckham, Kent. His son George was killed in a fight in a tavern in Penryn.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b John Burke, John Bernard Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 2)

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Name	Killigrew, Peter
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Date of birth	1634
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Date of death	1705
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