Anthony Langston was an English politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1614 and 1626. He supported the

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cause in the

English Civil War The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians (" Roundheads") and Royalists led by Charles I ("Cavaliers"), mainly over the manner of England's governance and issues of re ...

. Langston was the son of Henry Langston of

Sedgeberrow Sedgeberrow is a village and civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England, about south of Evesham. It stands beside the River Isbourne, a tributary of the River Avon. History The Toponymy has evolved through forms includ ...

, Littleton. He was appointed with John Izod by Lord Cecil to be Steward of King's Norton in February 1604. In 1614, he was elected

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for

Evesham Evesham () is a market town and parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, in the West Midlands region of England. It is located roughly equidistant between Worcester, Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon. It lies within the Vale of Evesha ...

. He was re-elected MP for Evesham in 1621, 1625 and 1626.W R Williams ''Parliamentary History of the County of Worcester''
/ref> Langston supported the King in the Civil War and was elected an Honorary Freeman of Worcester in 1643. He was taken prisoner at the end of the

Siege of Worcester The second and longest siege of Worcester (21 May – 23 July 1646) took place towards the end of the First English Civil War, when Parliamentary forces under the command of Thomas Rainsborough besieged the city of Worcester, accepting the cap ...

when the city surrendered on 19 July 1646. On 21 December 1646 he begged to compound on Oxford articles for delinquency, and for leave to attend and perfect his composition.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Langston, Anthony Year of birth missing Year of death missing Cavaliers People from Evesham Place of birth missing English MPs 1614 English MPs 1621–1622 English MPs 1625 English MPs 1626