Sir Nicholas Slanning, 1st Baronet
Sir Nicholas Slanning, 1st Baronet FRS (June 1643– April 1691) was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1667 and 1689.
Life
Slanning was the son of Sir Nicholas Slanning and his wife Gertrude (nêe Bagge).[1] His father was killed in 1643 fighting for the Royalist cause in the Civil War.
After the restoration of the monarchy Slanning was knighted in 1661 and made a baronet in 1663. He was appointed Cupbearer to Queen Catherine of Braganza (1663) and Commissioner for Assessment for Cornwall (1661–1678), Devon (1661–1662, 1665–1680). He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1664.[2]
In 1669, Slanning was elected Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle in the Cavalier Parliament. He was elected MP for Penrhyn in 1679 and in 1681 and 1685.[1] He was expelled from the Royal Society in 1682.[2] He was appointed Standard-bearer to the Band of Gentleman-pensioners (1676–1684), Commissioner for Rebels' Estates, Devon (1686), Vice-Warden of the Stanneries (1686-death) and Deputy-Governor of Plymouth (1688). He was Commissioner for Assessment for Cornwall and Devon from 1689 to 1690.[1]
Slanning died in Tamerton Foliot, Devon in 1691.
Family
Slanning married four times: firstly Anne, daughter of Sir George Carteret, Bt, of St Owen's, Jersey, secondly Mary, daughter of James Jenkin of Treseny, Cornwall, thirdly Mary, daughter of Sir Andrew Henley, Bt, of Henley, Somerset and fourthly Amy, widow of Sir John Davie and formerly widow of Walter Hele of Newton Ferrars, and daughter of Edmond Parker of Bovingdon. His son, Sir Andrew Slanning, inherited his title.
References
- 1 2 3 History of Parliament Online - Slanning, Sir Nicholas, 1st Bt.
- 1 2 "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Edmund Fortescue Sir William Strode |
Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle 1667–1679 With: Sir William Strode Sir George Treby |
Succeeded by Richard Hillersdon George Treby |
| Preceded by Sir Robert Southwell Francis Trefusis |
Member of Parliament for Penryn 1679–1689 With: Charles Smythe 1679–85 Henry Fanshawe 1685–89 |
Succeeded by Anthony Rowe Alexander Pendarves |