Sir Paul Whichcote, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Paul Whichcote, 2nd Baronet (1643–1721), was a fellow of the Royal Society and the owner of the Manor of Totteridge in Hertfordshire.
Paul Whichcote was born in 1643, the eldest son of Sir Jeremy Whichcote, 1st Baronet (c. 1614–1677), barrister-at-law and Solicitor-General to the Frederick V of the Palatinate,[1][2] and Anne (died August 1714),[3] eldest daughter and heir of Joseph Grave. His early life was at Quy Hall, Cambridgeshire. He was educated at King's College, University of Cambridge, where he was admitted as a Fellow Commoner in 1662. Whichcote was made a fellow of The Royal Society in 1674 and received his Master of Arts degree from Cambridge University in 1701.[4]
Marriage
Whichcote married Jane, daughter and heir of Sir Nicholas Gould, 1st Baronet, on 14 June 1677,[4] and had several children. His heir was Sir Francis Whichcote, 3rd Baronet (c. 1692–1775).