Sir Francis Bindlosse (c. 1603 – 25 July 1629) was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1628.

Biography

Bindlosse was the eldest son of Sir Robert Bindloss of

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, Lancaster, was educated at

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(1617) and studied the law at

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(1620). He was knighted in 1624 and predeceased his father. In 1628, he was elected Member of Parliament for

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. He died on 25 July 1629 at the age of 25 and was buried at Warton church.

Family

He had married twice:firstly a daughter of Thomas Charnock of Charnock, Astley, Lancashire with whom he had a daughter and secondly Cecilia, the daughter of Thomas, 3rd Lord De La Warr, with whom he had three sons and a daughter. *

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, his son and heir, who was created a baronet in 1641. *Delaware, who died unmarried before 1664. *Francis, of Brock Hall in Lancashire who died without children. *Dorothy, who married Sir Charles Wheler lieutenant-colonel of the Guards to Charles II.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bindlosse, Francis 1600s births 1628 deaths English MPs 1628–1629 Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Politicians from Lancaster, Lancashire