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Sir Henry Goodricke, 2nd Baronet (c. 1642 –c. 1705) was an English politician and diplomat who served asLieutenant-General of the Ordnance from 1689 to 1702. The son ofSir John Goodricke, 1st Baronet, he succeeded to his father'sbaronetcy in 1670. Goodricke also inherited the family estate ofRibston Hall inNorth Yorkshire and in 1674 replaced it with a newstately home.
He sat in theHouse of Commons of England from 1673 to 1679, when he began serving as theEnglish ambassador to Spain, holding that office until 1683. Towards the end of his tenure,Charles II of Spain put Goodricke under house arrest in aHieronymite convent outsideMadrid in reaction to what Spain deemed insuffientanti-piracy efforts in theSouth Seas on the part of theEnglish Crown.[1] Goodricke managed to escape and returned home in February 1683 to sit inParliament once again from 1683 to 1705. During his parliamentary career, he consistently represented the parliamentary constituency ofBoroughbridge.
During theGlorious Revolution of 1688, he acted as theEarl of Danby's lieutenant inNorthern England in support of the revolution and was rewarded by the newWilliamite regime with the office of Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance, a post which he held until 1702. Goodricke would die soon after in 1705.
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forBoroughbridge 1673–1679 With:Sir Richard Mauleverer, Bt 1673–1675 Sir Michael Warton 1675–1679 Sir Thomas Mauleverer, Bt 1679 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forBoroughbridge 1683–1705 With:Sir Thomas Mauleverer, Bt 1685–1689 Christopher Vane 1689–1690 Sir Brian Stapylton, Bt 1690–1695 Thomas Harrison 1695–1698 Sir Brian Stapylton, Bt 1698–1705 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | English Ambassador to Spain 1679–1683 | Succeeded by Peter Lefett |
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance 1689–1702 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Baronet (of Ribston, Yorkshire) 1670–1705 | Succeeded by |
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