Sir Francis Vincent, 7th Baronet, (c. 1717 – 22 May 1775) of Stoke D'Abernon, was an English country landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1761 to 1775.
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Early life
Vincent was born in c. 1717. He was the eldest son of Elizabeth Sherman and Sir Henry Vincent, 6th Baronet, MP for Guildford between 1728 and 1734. His sister, Hester Vincent, married John Smith de Burgh, 11th Earl of Clanricarde.
His paternal grandparents were Sir Francis Vincent, 5th Baronet, MP for Surrey, and Rebecca Ashe (a daughter of Jonathan Ashe, merchant of London). His maternal grandparents were Bezaliel Sherman (a Turkey merchant of London) and Annie Norton.
He was educated at Lincoln's Inn in 1734 and succeeded his father in the baronetcy on 10 January 1757.
Career
The Vincent family had owned estates in Surrey since the early 17th century. His grandfather and great-great-grandfather, Sir Francis Vincent, 3rd Baronet, both represented the county in the Parliament of England.