Sir Fulwar Skipwith, 2nd Baronet explained

Fulwar Skipwith, 2nd Baronet
Office:Member of Parliament for Coventry
Term:1713 - 1715
Birth Date:1676
Honorific Prefix:Sir
Party:Conservative Party (UK)
Death Place:Bath

Sir Fulwar Skipwith, 2nd Baronet (1676 – 14 May 1728) of Newbold Revel, Stretton-under-Foss, Warwickshire was a Conservative Member of Parliament for Coventry.[1] [2]

He was the only son of Humberston Skipwith, who died before his own father. Fulwar thus succeeded his grandfather to the baronetcy in 1677.

He served as the Member of Parliament for Coventry from 1713 to 1715. In 1716 he commissioned the building of Newbold Revel at Stretton-under-Fosse, Warwickshire.

He died at Bath in 1728. He had married in 1703, Mary, the daughter of Sir Francis Dashwood, 1st Baronet and with her had 3 sons and 2 daughters. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Sir Francis Skipwith, 3rd Baronet.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SKIPWITH, Sir Fulwar, 2nd Bt. (1676-1728), of Newbold Revel, Stretton-under-Foss, Warws. History of Parliament Online. www.historyofparliamentonline.org. 2019-04-15.
  2. Web site: The History of Parliament: the House of Commons, 1690-1715 [5 vols]]. $USD. en. 2019-04-15.