Bennet Sherard, 2nd Baron Sherard

The Right Honourable
The Lord Sherard
DL
The Right Honourable The Lord Sherard DL
Member of Parliament for Leicestershire
	In office; 1679–1695 Serving with Lord Roos, Sir John Hartopp, John Verney, Sir Thomas Halford, Sir Thomas Hesilrige
Preceded by	Lord Roos; George Faunt;
Succeeded by	John Verney; George Ashby;
Personal details
Born	Bennet Sherard; 30 November 1621
Died	15 January 1700 (aged 78)
Spouse	Elizabeth Christopher (m. 1661)
Relations	Philip Sherard (brother); Bennet Sherard (nephew);
Children	4, including Bennet and Lucy
Parents	William Sherard, 1st Baron Sherard (father); Abigail Cave (mother);
Education	University of Padua
Alma mater	St John's College, Oxford

Bennet Sherard, 2nd Baron Sherard DL (baptised 30 November 1621 – 15 January 1700) was a British politician and Irish peer. An influential landowner in Leicestershire and Rutland, he was returned to Parliament by the former county from 1679 through 1695, although his Parliamentary activity was minimal. He entered Parliament as a supporter of the Exclusion Bill, and was one of the Whigs purged from county offices in 1688 over James' policy of religious tolerance. He supported James' overthrow in the Glorious Revolution, and was appointed Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of Rutland, offices he held until his death in 1700.

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