Background
Elwes was the son of Sir Gervase Elwes, of Woodford, Essex and his wife Frances, the daughter of Sir Robert Lee of Billesley, Warwickshire.
Elwes was the son of Sir Gervase Elwes, of Woodford, Essex and his wife Frances, the daughter of Sir Robert Lee of Billesley, Warwickshire.
He was baptised on 21 August 1628, at Street Mary"s Bothaw, London. He succeeded his father in April 1653, and was created a baronet on 22 June 1660. He was elected Member of Parliament for Suffolk in the first election of 1679 and for Sudbury again in the second election in 1679.
He was re-elected Member of Parliament for Sudbury in 1681.
In 1690 he was elected Member of Parliament for Suffolk again. He was elected Member of Parliament for Sudbury again in 1700 and sat until 1706, and was sometime Lieutenant of the Tower of London.
Sir Gervase Elwes died in May 1706 around the age of 77 and was buried at Stoke. See Elwes baronets and Elwes for his descendents.
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In 1677, Elwes was elected Member of Parliament for Sudbury in a by-election to the Cavalier Parliament.