Henry Bayntun (died 1691)

Henry Bayntun (17 December 1664 – June 1691) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1685 and 1691.

Bayntun was the son of Sir Edward Bayntun and his wife Stuarta Thynne daughter of Sir Thomas Thynne.[1]

Bayntun was elected Member of Parliament MP for Chippenham in 1685 and sat until 1690. He was then elected MP for Calne in 1690 and sat until his death in 1691.[2]

During the 1680s Henry Bayntun purchased Hinton Priory, Farleigh Hungerford Castle and surrounding estates from Sir Edward Hungerford.[3]

References

1. John Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain, Volume 4
2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)
3. "Farleigh Castle". Baytun History. Retrieved 10 July 2011.

Parliament of England
Preceded by Sir George Speke Sir Edward Hungerford	Member of Parliament for Chippenham 1685–1690 With: Sharington Talbot 1685 Richard Kent 1685–1689 Nicholas Bayntun 1689–1690	Succeeded by Richard Kent Alexander Popham
Preceded by Henry Chivers Lionel Duckett	Member of Parliament for Calne 1690–1691 With: Henry Chivers	Succeeded by Henry Chivers William Wyndham