Sir Henry Felton, 2nd Baronet

Sir Henry Felton, 2nd Baronet (27 July 1619 – 20 October 1690) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1656 and 1679.

Biography

Playford Hall

Felton was the son of Sir Henry Felton, 1st Baronet of Playford, Suffolk and his wife Dorothy Bacon, widow of Sir Bassingbourne Gawdy. He inherited the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1624.[1]

In 1656, Felton was elected Member of Parliament for Suffolk in the Second Protectorate Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Suffolk in 1659 to the Third Protectorate Parliament.[2]

In 1660, Felton was elected MP for Suffolk in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament and sat until 1679.[2]

Felton died at the age of 71.

Family

Felton married Susannah Tollemache, daughter of Sir Lionel Tollemache, 2nd Baronet. They had five sons, three of whom succeeded to the baronetcy and three daughters.[1]

References

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

Parliament of England
Preceded by Sir William Spring, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 1st Baronet Sir T Bedingfield William Bloys John Gurdon William Gibbes John Brandling Alexander Bence John Sicklemore Thomas Bacon	Member of Parliament for Suffolk 1656–1659 With: Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 1st Baronet 1656–1659 Sir Henry North, 1st Baronet 1656 Edmund Harvey 1656 Edward Le Neve 1656 John Sicklemore 1656 William Bloys 1656 William Gibbes 1656 Robert Brewster 1656 Daniel Wall 1656	Succeeded by Not represented in restored Rump