Charles
"2nd Earl of Macclesfield"
Gerard
MP
Born about in Paris, France
Ancestors 
Son of Charles Gerard PC
and Jeanne (de Civelle) Gerard
Husband of
Ann (Mason) Brett
— married
18 Jun 1683 (to 15 Jan 1698) in London St Lawrence Jewry, Middlesex, England
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 42
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 6 May 2017
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Biography
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Charles Gerard MP was born in England.
2nd Earl of Macclesfield. of Halsall, Lancashire Died s.p. Title passed to his brother Fitton (d. 1702)
See discussion in father's biography concerning likely year of birth. That he was born in Paris is confirmed by an act of Parliament, dated 21 February 1676 O.S., "To naturalise Charles Gerard, son of Charles, Lord Gerard of Brandon, Elizabeth Gerard, daughter of the said Lord Gerard, both born in Paris..." [1]
Sources
- ↑ HMC 5th Report (Parts 1 & 2), London, 1876, p80
- J. D. Davies, ‘Gerard, Charles, second earl of Macclesfield (c.1659–1701)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2008 accessed 6 May 2017
- History of Parliament online: GERARD, Hon. Charles (c.1659-1701), of Halsall, Lancs
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