Sir William Gardiner, 1st Baronet

Sir William Gardiner, 1st Baronet (9 May 1628 – 23 June 1691) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.

Gardiner was the son of Robert Gardiner of Wigan and his wife Mary Palmer.[1]

In 1660, Gardiner was elected Member of Parliament for Wigan in the Convention Parliament.[2] He was made a Knight of the Bath at the coronation of King Charles II and was created Baronet of Roche Court in the same year on 2 December 1660.[1]

Gardiner died at the age of 63

Gardiner married Anne Brocas, daughter Robert Brocas of Beaurepaire, Hampshire, and had two sons Brocas and Bernard.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 John Burke, John Bernard Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies
  2. ↑ History of Parliament Online - Gardiner, William
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