Sir Henry Bingham, 3rd Baronet

Sir Henry Bingham, 3rd Baronet (1654 – 5 July 1714)[1] was an Irish politician and baronet.

He was the eldest son Sir George Bingham, 2nd Baronet and his first wife.[2] In 1682, he succeeded his father as baronet.[1] Bingham was educated at the Middle Temple.[3] From 1682 he was Custos Rotulorum of Mayo.[3] In 1692, Bingham entered the Irish House of Commons for Mayo, representing the constituency until his death in 1714.[4] He was High Sheriff of Mayo in 1684 and again in 1694.[3]

On 4 September 1677, he married firstly Jane Cuffe, daughter of Sir James Cuffe, he married secondly Lettice Hart née Vesey widow of Merrick Hart.[3] He died childless and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger halfbrother George.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. vol. II (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 110.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "ThePeerage - Sir Henry Bingham, 3rd Bt". Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  4. "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Retrieved 14 June 2009.
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by
Patriot Parliament
Member of Parliament for Mayo
1692 – 1714
With: Francis Cuffe 1692–1694
John Bingham 1694–1707
Henry Bingham 1707–1714
Succeeded by
Sir Arthur Gore, 2nd Bt
Francis Cuffe
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by
George Bingham
Baronet
(of Castlebar)
1682 – 1714
Succeeded by
George Bingham