Corbet baronets of Stoke upon Tern (first creation, 1627)

The Corbet baronetcy, of Stoke upon Tern in the County of Shropshire, was created in the Baronetage of England on 19 September 1627 for John Corbet.[2]

Escutcheon of the Corbet baronets of Stoke upon Tern[1]

The 1st Baronet represented Shropshire in the Long Parliament, from 1640 to 1648.[2] The 4th Baronet also represented this constituency in the House of Commons while the 5th Baronet represented both Montgomery and Ludlow.[3][4]

The title became extinct on the death of the 6th Baronet in 1750. There was a second creation in 1786 for his nephew.[5]

Corbet baronets of Stoke upon Tern (1627; first creation)

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  1. ^ Burke, John; Burke, Bernard (1844). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland. J. R. Smith. p. 133.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Cokayne, George Edward (1902). Complete Baronetage. Vol. II. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. pp. 33–34.
  3. ^ a b "Corbet, Sir Robert, 4th Bt. (c.1670-1740), of Adderley and Stoke, Salop., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
  4. ^ a b "Corbet, William (1702-48), of Stoke, Salop., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
  5. ^ Cokayne, George Edward (1906). Complete Baronetage. Vol. V. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. p. 254.