Edward Salwey (born 1603) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the

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in 1659. Salwey was the son of Humphrey Salwey of

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, Stanford-on-Teme and his wife Anne Littleton, daughter of Sir Edward Littleton. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 10 November 1621 aged 18. He was called to the bar at

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in 1635. In 1656 he was commissioner for assessment for Worcestershire. In 1659, he was elected

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for

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in the

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.W R Williams ''Parliamentary History of the County of Worcester''
/ref> Salwey married Dorothy Dryden, daughter of

Sir Erasmus Dryden, 1st Baronet Sir Erasmus Dryden, 1st Baronet (20 December 1553 – 22 May 1632) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1624. Erasmus Dryden was the son of John Dryden who built Canons Ashby House, Northamptonshire. Erasmus' mother, ...

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, Northamptonshire. His daughter Elizabeth married Francis Winnington.

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1603 births Year of death missing English MPs 1659 Politicians from Worcestershire Members of the Inner Temple {{17thC-England-MP-stub