Bennet Sherard | |
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Member of Parliament for Rutland | |
In office 1687–1698 Serving with Sir Thomas Mackworth, Lord Burghley | |
Preceded by | Baptist Noel |
Succeeded by | Richard Halford |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 August 1649 |
Died | 1701 |
Spouse |
Dorothy Fairfax Stapylton
(before 1679) |
Children | 10, including Philip Sherard, 2nd Earl of Harborough |
Parent(s) | Philip Sherard Margaret Denton Eure |
Relatives | Robert Sherard, 4th Earl of Harborough (grandson) |
Education | The Queen's College, Oxford |
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.