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George Whichcot ( bapt. 8 June 1653 - 5 September 1720) was a British politician, MP in the
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for Lincolnshire from 1698 to 1700 and from 1705 to 1710.


Biography

George Whichcot was born in
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, Lincolnshire to Sir William Whichcot and Margaret Clifton. He was baptised on 8 June 1653. George Whichcot married Frances Whichcot (née Boynton) in 1698. That same year he became an MP of the
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for
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(3rd. Parliament of
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, 1698 to 1700). His views from this time remain rather uncertain. In 1707
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indicated that Whichcot "did take part in the last war", as Whichcot was a captain under George Saunderson, 5th Viscount Castleton from 1690 to 1692. Whichcot was referred to as '
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' in his later years. Again elected in 1705, Whichcot, who was now a Whig, kept his place until 1710. At the time of the General elections of 1710, he was against two
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candidates, and with his campaign suffering from a shortage of money, he ended up losing. Whichcot didn't stand as a candidate in the later elections. He was granted an annual pension of £400 in 1718. Whichcot died on 5 September 1720 in Lincolnshire and was buried on 9 September.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Whichcot, George 1653 births 1720 deaths English MPs 1698–1700 English MPs 1705–1707 British MPs 1707–1708 British MPs 1708–1710