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6 september 1640 sir lionel tollemache , 3rd baronet helmingham helmingham 2nd baronet of helmingham hall 1591 mp for orford privy councillor sir lionel tollemache , 2nd baronet
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sir lionel tollemache , 2nd baronet

sir lionel tollemache , 2nd baronet -lrb- 1591 -- 6 september 1640 -rrb- was an english politician who sat in the house of commons at various times between 1621 and 1629 .
tollemache was the son of sir lionel tollemache , 1st baronet of helmingham hall and his wife katharine cromwell , daughter of henry cromwell , 2nd baron cromwell and was baptised at helmingham on 15 august 1591 .
he was knighted at whitehall on 15 november 1612 and succeeded to the baronetcy and helmingham on the death of his father in 1621 .
in 1621 , tollemache was elected member of parliament for orford .
he was a privy councillor to james i and charles i .
in 1628 he was elected mp for orford again and sat until 1629 when king charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years .
tollemache died in his 49th year , and was buried at helmingham where there is a monument .
tollemache married elizabeth stanhope , daughter of john stanhope , 1st baron stanhope of harrington , in about 1620 and had a son and six daughters .
his son lionel succeeded to the baronetcy .
