Sir John Wray, 3rd Baronet
Sir John Wray, 3rd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654.
Early life
Wray was the son of Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet and his wife Grisella Bethell. Among his siblings was Frances Wray, Theodosia Wray, and Grisilla Wray..His paternal grandparents were Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth, and, his first wife, Lucy Montagu. His maternal grandfather was Sir Hugh Bethell of Ellerton, Yorkshire.
He matriculated from Magdalene College, Cambridge at Easter 1635 and was awarded MA in 1636.
Career
In 1654, Wray was elected Member of Parliament for Lincolnshire for the First Protectorate Parliament.He succeeded his father as baronet in December 1655.
Personal life
Wray married firstly Elizabeth d'Ewes, widow of Sir Simonds d'Ewes of Stowlangtoft Hall and daughter of Sir Henry Willoughby, 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Knollys. From her first marriage, she was the mother of Sir Willoughby d'Ewes, 2nd Baronet. She died in 1655; they had no issue.He married secondly, in 1661, Sarah Evelyn, daughter of Sir John Evelyn of West Dean, Wiltshire, by whom he left a daughter and heiress:
- Elizabeth Wray, who married the Hon. Nicholas Saunderson, eldest son of George Saunderson, 5th Viscount Castleton. On her death without surviving issue the Glentworth estates passed by entail to her next heir male, Sir Cecil Wray, 11th Baronet.