Sir Theophilus Biddulph, 1st Baronet

Sir Theophilus Biddulph, 1st Baronet

Sir Theophilus Biddulph, 1st Baronet (1612–25 March 1683) was the son of Michael Biddulph of Elmhurst, Staffordshire.

He was a London Silkman who was knighted in 1660 and created a Baronet in the Baronetage of England on 2 November 1664. His residence was Westcombe Manor, Greenwich, Kent.

He was Member of Parliament for London 1656–1659 and for Lichfield, Staffordshire 1661–1679.

He is mentioned in the diary of Samuel Pepys for 1664/5.

He was buried at Lichfield and was succeeded by his son Michael.

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