Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Sir Gervase Elwes, 1st Baronet (1628 – May 1706) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1677 and 1706.Elwes was the son of Sir Gervase Elwes, of Woodford, Essex and his wife Frances, the daughter of Sir Robert Lee of Billesley, Warwickshire. He was baptised on 21 August 1628, at St Mary's Bothaw, London. He succeeded his father in April 1653, and was created a baronet on 22 June 1660.In 1677, Elwes was elected Member of Parliament for Sudbury in a by-election to the Cavalier Parliament. He was elected MP for Suffolk in the first election of 1679 and for Sudbury again in the second election in 1679. He was re-elected MP for Sudbury in 1681. In 1690 he was elected MP for Suffolk again. He was elected MP for Sudbury again in 1700 and sat until 1706, and was sometime Lieutenant of the Tower of London.. }
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- Sir_Gervase_Elwes,_1st_Baronet abstract "Sir Gervase Elwes, 1st Baronet (1628 – May 1706) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1677 and 1706.Elwes was the son of Sir Gervase Elwes, of Woodford, Essex and his wife Frances, the daughter of Sir Robert Lee of Billesley, Warwickshire. He was baptised on 21 August 1628, at St Mary's Bothaw, London. He succeeded his father in April 1653, and was created a baronet on 22 June 1660.In 1677, Elwes was elected Member of Parliament for Sudbury in a by-election to the Cavalier Parliament. He was elected MP for Suffolk in the first election of 1679 and for Sudbury again in the second election in 1679. He was re-elected MP for Sudbury in 1681. In 1690 he was elected MP for Suffolk again. He was elected MP for Sudbury again in 1700 and sat until 1706, and was sometime Lieutenant of the Tower of London.".