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 Pucklechurch2 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
References
- Kidd, Charles, Debrett's peerage & Baronetage 2015 Edition, London, 2015, p.B355; As displayed above front door of Elmore Court
- W R Williams Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucester
- 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.
- John Burke, John Bernard Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies