Sir John Wray, 3rd Baronet (21 September 1619 – October 1664) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654.
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Early life
Wray was the son of Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet and his wife Grisella Bethell. Among his siblings was Frances Wray (who married Capt. John Hotham), Theodosia Wray (who married Sir Richard Barker), and Grisilla Wray (who married Anthony Thorold of Marston, Lincolnshire). (died 1670).
His paternal grandparents were Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth, and, his first wife, Lucy Montagu (eldest daughter of Sir Edward Montagu of Boughton). 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.