Christopher Guise

Arms of Guise: Gules, seven lozenges conjoined vairé three, three and one[1]

Sir Christopher Guise, 1st Baronet (died 1670), of Elmore Court in Gloucestershire, England, was a Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire in 1654.

Origins

Guise was the son of William Guise of Elmore by his wife Cecilia Dennis, a daughter of John Dennis of Pucklechurch[2] in Gloucestershire.

Career

In 1654 Guise was elected a Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire in the First Protectorate Parliament.[3] He was created a baronet "of Elmore" on 10 July 1661.

Marriages and children

Guise married firstly Elizabeth Washington, daughter of Sir Lawrence Washington of Garsden, Wiltshire. He married secondly Rachel Corsellis of a noble Italian family. He was succeeded by his son Sir John Guise, 2nd Baronet.[4]

References

1. Kidd, Charles, Debrett's peerage & Baronetage 2015 Edition, London, 2015, p.B355; As displayed above front door of Elmore Court
2. W R Williams Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucester
3. Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229-239.
4. John Burke, John Bernard Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies

Parliament of England
Preceded by John Crofts Robert Holmes William Neast	Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire 1654 With: George Berkeley Matthew Hale 1654 Sylvanus Wood John Howe	Succeeded by George Berkeley John Howe Baynham Throckmorton John Crofts William Neast
Baronetage of England
New creation	Baronet (of Elmore) 1661–1670	Succeeded by John Guise