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Humphrey Hooke
Humphrey Hooke (1580 – c. 1658) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He supported the Cavaliers, Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Hooke was born in Chichester and became an alderman of Bristol. He was High Sheriff of Bristol, Sheriff of Bristol in 1614, and List of mayors of Bristol, Mayor in 1629. In April 1640, Hooke was elected Member of Parliament for Bristol (UK Parliament constituency), Bristol in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Bristol for the Long Parliament in November 1640, but was expelled as a monopolist on 12 May 1642. He was mayor of Bristol again in 1643 and was a stalwart supporter of the king. Hooke died in around 1658 when his will was proved. He was the grandfather of Humphrey Hooke (died 1677), Sir Humphrey Hooke later also MP for Bristol, and Abraham Hooke, wealthy slave merchant of Bristol. References , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Hooke, Humphrey 1580 births 165 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Commons Of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England (which incorporated Wales) from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain after the 1707 Act of Union was passed in both the English and Scottish parliaments at the time. In 1801, with the union of Great Britain and Republic of Ireland, Ireland, that house was in turn replaced by the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. Origins The Parliament of England developed from the Magnum Concilium that advised the English monarch in medieval times. This royal council, meeting for short periods, included ecclesiastics, noblemen, and representatives of the county, counties (known as "knights of the shire"). The chief duty of the council was to approve taxes proposed by the Crown. In many cases, however, the council demanded the redress of the people's grievances before proceeding to vote on taxation. Thus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
