Henry Bayntun (died 1691)

Henry Bayntun (17 December 1664 – June 1691) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1685 and 1691.

Bayntun was the son of Sir Edward Bayntun and his wife Stuarta Thynne daughter of Sir Thomas Thynne.[1]

Bayntun was elected Member of Parliament MP for Chippenham in 1685 and sat until 1690. He was then elected MP for Calne in 1690 and sat until his death in 1691.[2]

During the 1680s Henry Bayntun purchased Hinton Priory, Farleigh Hungerford Castle and surrounding estates from Sir Edward Hungerford.[3]

References
  1. John Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain, Volume 4
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)
  3. "Farleigh Castle". Baytun History. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Sir George Speke
Sir Edward Hungerford		 Member of Parliament for Chippenham
1685–1690
With: Sharington Talbot 1685
Richard Kent 1685–1689
Nicholas Bayntun 1689–1690		 Succeeded by
Richard Kent
Alexander Popham
Preceded by
Henry Chivers
Lionel Duckett		 Member of Parliament for Calne
1690–1691
With: Henry Chivers		 Succeeded by
Henry Chivers
William Wyndham


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