Sir John Wray, 3rd Baronet

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Sir John Wray, 3rd Baronet
Member of Parliament for Lincolnshire
In office
1654–1654
Preceded bySir William Brownlow
Richard Cust
Barnaby Bowtel
Humphrey Walcot
William Thompson
Succeeded byEdward Rossiter
Thomas Hall
Thomas Lister
Charles Hall
Captain Francis Fiennes
Sir Charles Hussey, 1st Baronet
Colonel Thomas Hatcher
William Woolley
William Savile
William Welby
Personal details
Born(1619-09-21)21 September 1619
DiedOctober 1664(1664-10-00) (aged 45)
Spouse(s)
Elizabeth D'Ewes
(died 1655)

Sarah Evelyn
(m. 1661; died 1664)
Parent(s)Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet
Grisella Bethell
EducationMagdalene College, Cambridge

Sir John Wray, 3rd Baronet (21 September 1619 – October 1664) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654.

Wray was the son of Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet and his wife Grisella Bethell. Among his siblings was Frances Wray (who married Capt. John Hotham), Theodosia Wray (who married Sir Richard Barker), and Grisilla Wray (who married Anthony Thorold of Marston, Lincolnshire).[1] (died 1670).[1]

His paternal grandparents were Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth, and, his first wife, Lucy Montagu (eldest daughter of Sir Edward Montagu of Boughton). His maternal grandfather was Sir Hugh Bethell of Ellerton, Yorkshire.[2]

He matriculated from Magdalene College, Cambridge at Easter 1635 and was awarded MA in 1636.[2]

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