The Firebrace Baronetcy, of London, was a title in the
Baronetage of England
Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain.
To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary ...
. It was created on 28 July 1698 for
Basil Firebrace,
Member of Parliament for
Chippenham
Chippenham is a market town in north-west Wiltshire, England. It lies north-east of Bath, Somerset, Bath, west of London and is near the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town was established on a crossing of the River Avon, ...
from 1690 to 1692.
He was the son of
Sir Henry Firebrace
Sir Henry Firebrace (c. 1619 - 1691) was a courtier to Charles I, serving during his conflicts with Parliament throughout the era of the English Civil War
The English Civil War or Great Rebellion was a series of civil wars and political mac ...
. The third Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for
Suffolk
Suffolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and Cambridgeshire to the west. Ipswich is the largest settlement and the county ...
. The title became extinct on his death in 1759.
Firebrace baronets, of London
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Sir Basil Firebrace, 1st Baronet
Sir Basil Firebrace, 1st Baronet (1652 – 7 May 1724) was a supplier of wines to the royal household, Sheriff of London, and MP for Chippenham, Wiltshire, from 1690 to 1692. He was prosecuted for fraud and bribery, acquitted, and created a baro ...
(1652–1724)
*Sir Charles Firebrace, 2nd Baronet (1680–1727)
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Sir Cordell Firebrace, 3rd Baronet
Sir Cordell Firebrace, 3rd Baronet (20 February 1712 – 28 March 1759), of Long Melford, Suffolk, was a British landowner and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1735 to 1759.
Biography
Firebrace was the only son of Sir Charl ...
(1712–1759)
HistoryofParliamentOnline.org: FIREBRACE, Sir Cordell, 3rd Bt. (1712-59), of Long Melford, Suff.
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References
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Firebrace
1698 establishments in England