Philip Sherard (17 November 1623 – 1695) was an English soldier, landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1685.
He enjoyed field sports and settled at the family estate of Whissendine, Rutland, holding no local office until the Restoration.
[6] In 1682, he was removed from local office, and took no further part in politics, his son Bennet replacing him as knight of the shire in the Convention.
[6] In 1645, Sherard was married to Margaret Eure, widow of both John Pulteney of Misterton, Leicestershire, and a Cavalier Col. Hon.
Together, they were the parents of three sons and one daughter, including: Sherard died at the age of 71 and was buried at Whissendine on 4 March 1695.