Christopher Tancred

Summary

Christopher Tancred (8 April 1659 – 22 November 1705), of Whixley in Yorkshire, was Member of Parliament for Aldborough from 1689 to 1698.[1]

He also served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1684 and Master of the Harriers to King William III.

His son Christopher Tancred (1689–1754) succeeded him as lord of the manor of Whixley.

References edit

  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Tancred, Christopher (1659–1705), of Whixley, nr. Aldborough, Yorks., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 4 September 2015.
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Sir Michael Wentworth
Sir Roger Strickland
Member of Parliament for Aldborough
1689–1698
With: Sir Michael Wentworth 1689–1696
Henry Fairfax 1696–1697
William Wentworth 1698
Succeeded by
Sir George Cooke
Sir Abstrupus Danby
Honorary titles
Preceded by High Sheriff of Yorkshire
1684–1685
Succeeded by
Preceded by
William Ryder
Master of the Harriers
1689–1701
Vacant