Christopher Tancred (8 April 1659 – 22 November 1705), of

Whixley Whixley is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is near the A1(M) motorway and west of York. The ancient village of Whixley lies on Rudgate, the old Roman road along which the Roman “Hispania” ...

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other English counties, functions have ...

, was

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house ...

for Aldborough from 1689 to 1698. He also served as

High Sheriff of Yorkshire The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere ...

in 1684 and Master of the Harriers to

King William III William III (William Henry; ; 4 November 16508 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of County of Holland, Holland, County of Zeeland, Zeeland, Lordship of Utrecht, Utrec ...

. His son Christopher Tancred (1689–1754) succeeded him as lord of the manor of Whixley.

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