Bennet Sherard (MP)

Bennet Sherard of Whissendine JP DL (baptised 24 August 1649 – buried 30 September 1701) was an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Rutland.

Bennet Sherard
Member of Parliament for Rutland
In office
1687–1698
Serving with Sir Thomas Mackworth, Lord Burghley
Preceded byBaptist Noel
Succeeded byRichard Halford
Personal details
Born24 August 1649
Died1701
Spouse
Dorothy Fairfax Stapylton
(before 1679)
Children10, including Philip Sherard, 2nd Earl of Harborough
Parent(s)Philip Sherard
Margaret Denton Eure
RelativesRobert Sherard, 4th Earl of Harborough (grandson)
EducationThe Queen's College, Oxford
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