Sir Francis Wenman, 1st Baronet

Sir Francis Wenman, 1st Baronet (c. 1630 – 2 September 1680) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1664 to 1679.

Wenman was the son of Sir Francis Wenman of Caswell, Oxfordshire and his wife Ann Sandys, daughter of Sir Samuel Sandys of Omberslade, Worcestershire. His father, who was MP for Oxfordshire in the Short Parliament, died in 1641.[1]

Wenman was created baronet of Caswell on 29 November 1662.[1] In 1664, he was elected Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire in the Cavalier Parliament and sat until 1679.[2]

Wenman died at the age of around 50.

Wenman married Mary Wenman, only daughter of Thomas Wenman, and niece of Richard Wenman, 1st Viscount Wenman by whom he had several children, of whom his only surviving son was Richard Wenman, 4th Viscount Wenman.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 John Burke, John Bernard Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies
  2. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O"