Sir Fulwar Skipwith, 2nd Baronet (1676 – 14 May 1728) of

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, Stretton-under-Foss,

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was a

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Member of Parliament for

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. He was the only son of Humberston Skipwith, who died before his own father. Fulwar thus succeeded his grandfather to the baronetcy in 1677. He served as the Member of Parliament for

from 1713 to 1715. In 1716 he commissioned the building of

at Stretton-under-Fosse, Warwickshire. He died at Bath in 1728. He had married in 1703, Mary, the daughter of

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and with her had 3 sons and 2 daughters. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Sir Francis Skipwith, 3rd Baronet.

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