The Sydenham Baronetcy, of

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in the County of

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, was a title in the

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. It was created on 28 July 1641 for John Sydenham of Brimpton, who the previous year had inherited the estates of his cousin

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. The Sydenham family originated at the manor of Sydenham near

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, Somerset. The second Baronet sat as

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for

. The third Baronet represented this constituency as well as

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in Parliament. The title became extinct on his death in 1739.

Sydenham baronets, of Brimpton (1641)

*Sir John Sydenham, 1st Baronet (–1643) * Sir John Sydenham, 2nd Baronet (1643–1696) * Sir Philip Sydenham, 3rd Baronet (c. 1676–1739)

References

*{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England 1641 establishments in England