Charles Baldwen (born 1593) was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1640 to 1644. He supported the

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cause in the

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. Baldwin was the son of William Baldwin of Elsich, in the parish of Diddlebury. John Burke ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain, Volume 3''"> John Burke ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain, Volume 3''
/ref> In April 1640, Baldwin was elected

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for

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in the

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. He was re-elected MP for Ludlow for the

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in November 1640. He was disabled from sitting in parliament on 5 February 1644 for deserting the service of the house, being in the kings quarters, and adhering to that party. He compounded his estate for delinquency and was obliged to pay £586. Baldwin married, in 1617, a daughter of Francis Holland of Burwarton, Shropshire. He had two sons, Samuel and Timothy, who were both eminent lawyers and received knighthoods.

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, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Baldwin, Charles 1593 births Year of death unknown English MPs 1640 (April) Cavaliers English MPs 1640–1648