Sir Nicholas Morice, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Nicholas Morice, 2nd Baronet | |
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| Member of Parliament for Newport | |
| In office 1702-1726 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1681 |
| Died | 27 January 1726 (aged 44–45) |
| Party | Tory |
| Spouse |
Catherine Herbert (m. 1704) |
| Children | 3, including William |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | William Morice (grandfather) |
| Education | Exeter College, Oxford |
Sir Nicholas Morice, 2nd Baronet (1681–27 January 1726) of Werrington Park (then in Devon but now in Cornwall) was an English politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1702 to 1726.
Morice was the eldest surviving son of Sir William Morice, 1st Baronet, MP for Newport, Cornwall and his second wife Elizabeth Reynell, daughter of Richard Reynell of Ogwell Devon. He succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1690.[1] He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 14 April 1698, aged 17.[2] By a licence dated 21 March 1704, he married Lady Catherine Herbert, the daughter of Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke.[1]
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