Sir Jeremy Whichcote, 1st Baronet

Sir Jeremy Whichcote, 1st Baronet (c. 1614–1677), was an English barrister and Solicitor-General to the Frederick V of the Palatinate.

He was a barrister-at-law and Solicitor-General to the Elector Palatine,[1][2] His wife Anne (died August 1714)[3] was the eldest daughter and heir of Joseph Grave.

Whichcote bought the post of Warden of Fleet Prison and, during the Commonwealth, was able to shelter the king's friends and agents in this way.

[4] He was created a baronet on 2 April 1660 to reward him for his services to the exiled King Charles II.

[citation needed] Whichcote died in July 1677 and is buried at St Mary's Church, Hendon.