Sir Francis Lawley, 2nd Baronet

Sir Francis Lawley, 2nd Baronet (c. 1630 – 25 October 1696) was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1659 and 1679.

Lawley was the son of Sir Thomas Lawley, 1st Baronet of Spoonhill, near Much Wenlock, Shropshire. He inherited the Baronetcy and the estate on the death of his father in 1646. Lawley acquired the estate of the dissolved monastery of Canwell, in the parish of Hints, Staffordshire, which became the family seat.

In 1659 Lawley was elected Member of Parliament for Wenlock in the Third Protectorate Parliament. He was elected MP for Much Wenlock again in 1660 to the Convention Parliament. In 1661 he was elected MP for Shropshire for the Cavalier Parliament and held the seat until 1679.[1] From 1690 to 1696 he was Master of the Jewel Office.

Lawley married Anne Whitmore, daughter of Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet of Apley.[2] He was succeeded by his son Thomas.

References

1. History of Parliament Online - Lawley, Sir Francis, 2nd Bt.
2. John Burke, John Bernard Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies

Parliament of England
Preceded by Not represented in Second Protectorate Parliament	Member of Parliament for Wenlock 1659 With: Thomas Whitmore	Succeeded by Unknown
Preceded by Unknown	Member of Parliament for Wenlock 1660 With: Thomas Whitmore	Succeeded by Sir Thomas Littleton George Weld
Preceded by Sir William Whitmore Henry Vernon	Member of Parliament for Shropshire 1661–1679 With: Sir Richard Ottley 1661–1670 Viscount Newport 1670–1679	Succeeded by Viscount Newport Sir Vincent Corbet
Political offices
Preceded by Sir Gilbert Talbot	Master of the Jewel Office 1690–1696	Succeeded by Heneage Montagu
Baronetage of England
Preceded by Thomas Lawley	Baronet (of Spoonhill) 1646–1696	Succeeded by Thomas Lawley