Sir Ralph Cole, 2nd Baronet

Sir Ralph Cole, 2nd Baronet (1629 – 1704) was an English politician.

Sir Ralph Cole, c.1700

Life

Cole was the son of Sir Nicholas Cole, 1st Baronet and his first wife Mary Liddell, daughter of Sir Thomas Liddell, 1st Baronet. His father was mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne and a wealthy merchant who owned Brancepeth Castle.[1]

In 1660 Cole succeeded to his father's baronetcy. He was the Member of Parliament for the City of Durham between 1678 and 1679.[2]

Family

Cole married:[3]

1. Firstly, by 1651, Margaret Windham (died 1657), daughter of Thomas Windham of Felbrigg, a widow;
2. Secondly, Catherine Foulis (died 1704), daughter of Sir Henry Foulis, 2nd Baronet.

He had three sons. He was succeeded by his grandson Sir Nicholas Cole, 3rd Baronet.[3]

References

1. "Cole, Sir Ralph, 2nd Bt. (1629–1704), of Brancepeth Castle, co. Dur., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
2. John Burke, Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland (W. Clowes, 1844), p.124.
3. Burnette, Arianne. "Cole, Sir Ralph, second baronet". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/5855. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)