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Sir Bennet Hoskyns, 1st Baronet
Sir Bennet Hoskyns, 1st Baronet (1609–1680) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1659. Hoskyns was the son of John Hoskyns of Hereford and his wife Benedicta Moyle, daughter of Robert Moyle of Buckwell, Kent. His father was a poet, lawyer and politicianWilliam Betham ''The Baronetage of England'' Volume 2/ref> on whose death in 1638 Bennet inherited an estate at Moorhampton, near Hereford. In April 1640, he was elected Member of Parliament for Wendover to the Short Parliament. He was then elected MP for Hereford in the Long Parliament of 1645, but was excluded in Pride's Purge. He was however re-elected for Hereford to the First Protectorate Parliament of 1654, and for Herefordshire to the Second Protectorate Parliament of 1656 and Third Protectorate Parliament of 1659. At the end of the Civil War Hoskyns acquired (c. 1660) Harewood Park in Herefordshire from the Brown family. and was created a baronet on 18 December 1676 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoskyns Achievement
Hoskyns is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Anthony Leigh Egerton Hoskyns-Abrahall (1903–1982), Anglican Bishop of Lancaster *Barney Hoskyns (born 1959), British music critic *Bennet Hoskyns, MP for Hereford (UK Parliament constituency), Hereford 1645 and 1654 *Bill Hoskyns (1931–2013), British Olympic fencer *Chandos Wren-Hoskyns (1812–1876), English landowner *Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, 12th Baronet (1851–1925) *Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, 13th Baronet (1884–1937) *Sir John Hoskyns, 2nd Baronet (1634–1705), baronet and one of the founders of the Royal Society *John Hoskyns (policy advisor) (1927–2014), policy advisor to Margaret Thatcher (1979–1982) See also *Hoskyns Group *Hoskyns Baronets *Hoskyn Islands, Australia *Hoskin, surname *Hoskins, surname {{surname, Hoskyns English-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
