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Sir Giles Estcourt, 1st Baronet ( – 1668) was an English politician who sat in the
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from 1628 to 1629. He fought for the
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cause in the
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. Escourt was the son of Sir Edward Estcourt of Salisbury. He matriculated at
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on 8 May 1618, aged 17, and entered
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in 1618. He was knighted on 6 December 1622 and created a
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on 17 March 1627. In 1626, he was of Newnton when he became
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. In 1628, Estcourt was elected Member of Parliament for
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and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. He fought for the King in the civil war and was taken prisoner after the fall of Bath. He was assessed for a fine of £1000 but neither compounded nor paid the fine. Estcourt married Anne Nordaunt daughter of Sir Robert Mordaunt, 2nd Baronet of Massingham Parva, Norfolk.W R Williams ''Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucester''
/ref> He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Giles who was killed in duel in Italy. Estcourt's son
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then succeeded but when he was killed in a pub brawl the baronetcy became extinct.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Estcourt, Giles 1600s births 1668 deaths English MPs 1628–1629 Year of birth uncertain Royalist military personnel of the English Civil War Alumni of Wadham College, Oxford High sheriffs of Wiltshire Politicians from Cirencester Members of Lincoln's Inn