Francis Baskerville
English politician
Francis Baskerville (born 1615) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.
Baskerville was the son of Thomas Baskerville of Richardston, Wiltshire, and his wife, Joan Lor.
In April 1640, Baskerville was elected as a Member of Parliament for Marlborough in the Short Parliament.
Baskerville married Margaret Glanville, daughter of Sir John Glanville of Broad Hinton, Wiltshire, in April 1635.
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