Sir Roger Twisden, 5th Baronet

Sir Roger Twisden, 5th Baronet (4 April 1705 – 7 March 1772) was an English Tory politician.^[1]

Biography

Twisden was the second son of

baronetcy and estates on 30 July 1737.^[1]

In 1741, Twisden was returned unopposed as a Tory

Member of Parliament for Kent. Despite his Toryism, he was not a Jacobite and during the Jacobite rising of 1745 he served as an officer in the Kent militia, becoming a captain in 1746. He was again elected unopposed in 1747, but declined to stand in 1754 owing to ill-health. Upon his death in 1772, he was succeeded in his title by his son, also called Roger.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Newman, A.N. (1970). "TWISDEN, Sir Roger, 5th Bt. (1705-72), of Bradbourne, Kent.". In Sedgwick, R. (ed.). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Boydell and Brewer.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Sir Christopher Powell, Bt Sir Edward Dering, Bt	Member of Parliament for Kent 1741–1754 With: Sir Edward Dering, Bt	Succeeded by Hon. Lewis Watson Hon. Robert Fairfax
Baronetage of England
Preceded by Thomas Twisden	Baronet (of Bradbourne) 1737–1772	Succeeded by Roger Twisden

[HOP-1] Newman, A.N. (1970). "TWISDEN, Sir Roger, 5th Bt. (1705-72), of Bradbourne, Kent.". In Sedgwick, R. (ed.). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Boydell and Brewer.

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