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===Sir [[name::Henry]] [[name::Dutton]] [[name::COLT]], 1st baronet ca.[[date of birth::1646]]-[[date of death::1731]]===
[[file:P1120449(4).JPG|thumb|Colt's bookplate (British Museum Franks Collection *319)]]
====Biographical Note====
Fourth son of [[family::George Colt]] of [[location::Colt Hall]], [[location::Cavendish, Suffolk]] and [[family::Elizabeth Dutton]]. He pursued a military career, holding various ranks during the 1670s and 80s, though the ''History of Parliament'' describes this as "not particularly successful". He became [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::Newport, Isle of Wight]] 1695-98, and for [[location::Westminster]] 1701-08; he was an active parliamentarian, though his motivation is described by the ''HoP'' very much in mercenary and personal political terms. He had a reputation as a gambler, "an aging rakehell", and someone who was often in financial need. He was made a baronet in 1694.

====Books====
Colt used an engraved armorial bookplate (Franks *319); the extent and disposition of his library are not known. He had no children, and the baronetcy was inherited by a great-nephew.
====Sources====
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*[https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/colt-sir-henry-dutton-1646-1731 History of Parliament].
*Gambier Howe, E. R. J. ''Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum''. London, 1903-4.
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