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Neville Poole
Sir Neville Poole (died 1661) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War. Poole was the son of Sir Henry Poole of Cirencester and Oaksey and his wife Griselda Neville, daughter of Edward Nevill, 7th Baron Bergavenny. He entered Gray's Inn on 17 February 1611 and was knighted at Newmarket in January 1613. In 1614, Poole was elected Member of Parliament for Malmesbury and was elected MP for Cricklade in 1624. He was elected MP for Cirencester in 1626. In 1636 he was High Sheriff of Wiltshire. In April 1640, he was elected MP for Malmesbury again in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected in November 1640 for the Long Parliament and sat until he was excluded under Pride's Purge in 1648. He was Deputy Lieutenant for Wiltshire and raised a regiment for parliament in 1642. He was involved in a parley at Marlborough in 1642 when he saw off the Royalist forces under Lord ... [...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 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 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, it developed legisla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Poole (MP)
Henry Poole (c. 1592 – c. 1652) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1640. Biography Poole was the son of Sir Henry Poole of Sapperton, Gloucestershire, former MP for Gloucestershire, and his wife Anne Wroughton, daughter of Sir William Wroughton of Broad Hinton, Wiltshire. He matriculated at Merton College, Oxford on 10 July 1607 and was a student of the Middle Temple in 1609. In 1615 he purchased the manor of Cirencester from the Earl of Danby. He was Deputy Lieutenant for Gloucestershire in 1624. In 1624 Poole was elected Member of Parliament for Cirencester, and was re-elected in 1625. In April 1640, he was re-elected MP for Cirencester in the Short Parliament. In 1645 his son William was compounded for delinquency and in 1647 was fined £1494. The Pooles had argued that father and son were forced to comply with the Royalist party and had never acted against parliament. Poole died before February 1652. Family Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Hungerford (Royalist)
:''Hungerford should not be confused with his namesake and contemporary, the Parliamentarian Colonel Anthony Hungerford'' Anthony Hungerford of Black Bourton (1607/08–1657), was an English Member of Parliament who supported the Royalist cause during the English Civil War. Biography Anthony Hungerford was the son, by his second marriage, of Sir Anthony Hungerford of Black Bourton (1564–1627), and half-brother of Sir Edward Hungerford (1596–1648). Anthony Hungerford was elected in 1640 to both the Short and Long parliaments as a member of Malmesbury. As a royalist, he sat in the king's Oxford Parliament during its first session from December 1643 to March 1644. He was heavily fined for his delinquency by the Long Parliament and was committed to the Tower of London in 1644. He was apparently at liberty in October 1644. According to a statement which he drew up in 1646, to excuse himself from paying the fine imposed on him, he never took up arms for the king: went after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giles Estcourt
Sir Giles Estcourt, 1st Baronet (c. 1601–1668) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1628 to 1629. He fought for the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Escourt was the son of Sir Edward Estcourt of Salisbury. He matriculated at Wadham College, Oxford on 8 May 1618 aged 17 and entered Lincoln's Inn in 1618. He was knighted on 6 December 1622 and created a baronet on 17 March 1627. In 1626 he was of Newnton when he became High Sheriff of Wiltshire. In 1628, Estcourt was elected Member of Parliament for Cirencester and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. He fought for the King in the civil war and was taken prisoner after the fall of Bath. He was assessed for a fine of £1000 but neither compounded nor paid the fine. Estcourt married Anne Nordaunt daughter of Sir Robert Mordaunt, 2nd Baronet of Massingham Parva, Norfolk. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Giles who was killed in duel in I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John George (died 1677)
John George (1594–1677) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1626 and 1678. George was the eldest surviving son of Robert George of Baunton and his wife Margaret Oldisworth, daughter of Edward Oldisworth of Gloucester. He was baptised on 15 September 1594. He was awarded BA from Magdalen Hall, Oxford on 6 July 1614. He entered Middle Temple on 1 July 1615 and was called to the bar on 23 May 1623. He was Lord of the Manor of Baunton and a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant for Gloucestershire. In 1626 George was elected Member of Parliament for Cirencester, and was re-elected in 1628 until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. In April 1640, he was re-elected MP for Cirencester in the Short Parliament and in November 1640 he was re-elected for the Long Parliament. In August 1642, he formed a garrison for Parliament at Cirencester, but was captured by Prince Rupert in the spring of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Poole (died 1652)
Henry Poole (c. 1592 – c. 1652) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1640. Biography Poole was the son of Sir Henry Poole of Sapperton, Gloucestershire, former MP for Gloucestershire, and his wife Anne Wroughton, daughter of Sir William Wroughton of Broad Hinton, Wiltshire. He matriculated at Merton College, Oxford on 10 July 1607 and was a student of the Middle Temple in 1609. In 1615 he purchased the manor of Cirencester from the Earl of Danby. He was Deputy Lieutenant for Gloucestershire in 1624. In 1624 Poole was elected Member of Parliament for Cirencester, and was re-elected in 1625. In April 1640, he was re-elected MP for Cirencester in the Short Parliament. In 1645 his son William was compounded for delinquency and in 1647 was fined £1494. The Pooles had argued that father and son were forced to comply with the Royalist party and had never acted against parliament. Poole died before February 1652. Family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miles Sandys (died 1636)
Sir Miles Sandys ( – 1636) was an English politician and author, MP for Cirencester in 1625. Sandys was the son of Sir William Sandys (son of Miles Sandys , himself brother of Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York), and his wife Margaret, daughter of Walter Culpeper. His younger brother was William Sandys , the waterways engineer known as "Waterworks Sandys". He was educated at Hart Hall, Oxford, matriculating in 1616 aged 15, not taking a degree. He entered the Middle Temple as a student in 1618. He was knighted on 8 June 1619. On 4 November 1622 he married Mary Hanbury, daughter of Sir John Hanbury. They had one daughter and three sons: * Mary Sandys * William Sandys (died 1649) * Edward Sandys * Miles Sandys Sandys was elected MP for Cirencester in the Useless Parliament The Useless Parliament was the first Parliament of England of the reign of King Charles I, sitting only from June until August 1625. It gained its name because it transacted no significant business, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Dowse (MP)
Edward Dowse (1582–1648) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648. Dowse matriculated at Hart Hall, Oxford aged 15 on 14 October 1597, and was awarded BA on 8 May 1601 and MA on 8 May 1604. He was incorporated at Cambridge University in 1616. In 1625 he was elected Member of Parliament for Cricklade, and in April 1626 for Chichester. In April 1640 he was again elected for Chichester in the Short Parliament. He was elected MP for Portsmouth in the Long Parliament The Long Parliament was an English Parliament which lasted from 1640 until 1660. It followed the fiasco of the Short Parliament, which had convened for only three weeks during the spring of 1640 after an 11-year parliamentary absence. In Septem ... in November 1640. Dowse died in 1648. References , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Dowse, Edward 1580s births 1648 deaths Alumni of Hart Hall, Oxford Place of birth missing Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Howard (died 1672)
Sir William Howard (c. 1599 – by 7 August 1672) of Tollesbury Hall, Essex was an English courtier and a member of Parliament between 1624 and 1640. He was the 4th surviving son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk by his 2nd wife. He was created a Knight of the Bath in 1616. He became a gentleman of the privy chamber in Prince Charles's, later Charles I's, household in 1623 and a lieutenant in the band of gentleman pensioners from 1639 to at least 1642. He sat for Cricklade in the parliaments of 1624, 1625 and 1626 and became the member for Old Sarum in the Short Parliament in April 1640.HOWARD, Sir William (c.1599-1672), of Tollesbury Hall, Tollesbury, Essex. '' |
Carew Reynell (politician)
Sir Carew Reynell (1563 – 7 September 1624) was an English courtier, soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1622. Life Reynell was the son of Richard Reynell (d.1585) of East Ogwell, Devon, and his wife Agnes Southcote, daughter of John Southcote of Bovey Tracey, Devon. In 1591 he became a gentleman pensioner to Queen Elizabeth and was in enough favour with the Queen that she asked the dean and chapter of Exeter to grant him two manors in Devon. In 1593, he was elected Member of Parliament for Callington. He was the queen’s printer in Greek and Latin until 1597 when he sailed with the Earl of Essex on the Islands Voyage, possibly commanding the ''Foresight''. Later he went with Essex to Ireland, where he led a troop of foot and held the fort of Duncannon, Wexford "a place of great importance". He was knighted on 12 July 1599 and was captain of Duncannon castle from 1599 to 1601. When the Earl of Essex was in disgrace, Rey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl Of Berkshire
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire (8 October 1587 – 16 July 1669) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1605 and 1622. He was created Earl of Berkshire in 1626. Life Howard was born in Saffron Walden, Essex, the second son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk and his wife Catherine Knyvet. He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge. He was knighted in 1604. In 1605 he was elected Member of Parliament for Lancaster in a by-election. He was elected MP for Wiltshire in 1614. In 1621 he was elected MP for Cricklade. In 1621 he was created Baron Howard of Charlton, Wiltshire and on 7 February 1626, he was created Earl of Berkshire. He inherited the Charlton Park estate in Wiltshire from his mother. During the English Civil War he was a Royalist, but after the defeat of the Royalist cause Parliament left him in peace. Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, who despised Berkshire, said that this was because he had no reputation and no under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Wardour
Sir Edward Wardour (died 14 March 1645/6) was an English office holder and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1625. Wardour was a native a Malmesbury and held the office of Clerk of the Pells.Robert E. Ruigh ''The Parliament of 1624: politics and foreign policy'' /] He was knighted by the King at Whitehall on 20 July 1618. /ref> In 1621, he was elected for |
