Edmund Feilde (also Field) (1620–1676) was an English barrister and politician.

Life

He was the son of Thomas Feilde, rector of St Andrew's,

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.historyofparliamentonline.org, ''Feilde, Edmund (1620-76), of Shephalbury and Marden Hill, Herts''.
/ref> He matriculated at

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in 1637; and entered the

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in 1639. He was

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in 1652. Feilde entered Parliament by defeating Sir John Gore at a

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for

in 1675, with the support of Sir Thomas Byde who was the other MP. He was not in Parliament long enough to make an impact, or indeed to speak. He purchased

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in this last year of his life.

Family

Feilde married, around 1653, Frances, daughter of William Pert of

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. She was the widow of Charles Nodes, his cousin. They had two sons, and one daughter, who married the son of Sir Thomas Byde.

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Feilde, Edmund 1620 births 1676 deaths English barristers English MPs 1661–1679 Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge Members of the Inner Temple