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Holles is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Denzil Holles (other), multiple people *Francis Holles (1627–1690), English statesman *Gervase Holles Gervase Holles (9 March 1607 – 10 February 1675) was an English lawyer, antiquarian and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He fought in the Royalist army in the English Civil War. Holles was the son of Frescheville ... (1607–1675), English lawyer, antiquarian, and politician * William Holles (other), multiple people {{surname ...
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Denzil Holles (other)
Denzil Holles may refer to: * Denzil Holles (MP) (c. 1538–1590) MP for East Retford * Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles (1599–1680), English statesman and writer * Denzil Holles, 3rd Baron Holles Denzil Holles, 3rd Baron Holles (1675 – c. 1692) was an English statesman, son of Francis Holles, 2nd Baron Holles, and grandson of Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles (best known as one of the five members of parliament whom King Charles I of En ...

Francis Holles
Francis Holles, 2nd Baron Holles (1627–1690) was an English statesman, and only child of Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles (best known as one of the five members of parliament whom King Charles I of England attempted to arrest in 1642) and his first wife Dorothy, daughter and heiress of Sir Francis Ashley. Francis inherited the peerage of Baron Holles from his father. Francis represented both the Wiltshire and Lostwithiel British parliamentary constituencies. Whilst sitting for the latter, he was excluded from the Pride's Purge, which took place in December 1648. A sculpture of Francis by Nicholas Stone exists in Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an historic, mainly Gothic church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the United .... References 2 1627 births 1690 deaths Members of the pre-1707 English Parliam ...
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Gervase Holles
Gervase Holles (9 March 1607 – 10 February 1675) was an English lawyer, antiquarian and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He fought in the Royalist army in the English Civil War. Holles was the son of Frescheville Holles of Grimsby, Lincolnshire and was baptised at Grimsby on 13 March 1607. He was Mayor of Grimsby in 1636, 1638 and was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1639. In April 1640, Holles was elected Member of Parliament for Grimsby in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Grimsby for the Long Parliament in November 1640. He supported the King and was disabled in August, 1642. He was awarded MA at Oxford University on 1 November 1642 and served as colonel of foot to Charles I and Louis XIV. He was an antiquary and during his exile in Holland wrote on historical subjects including ''Parentela Hollesiorum'' and ''Lincolnshire Church Notes''. After the Restoration, Holles was re-elected MP for Grimsby in 1661 for the Cavalier P ...
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