Framlingham Gawdy (8 August 1589 – 1654) was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1614 to 1648. He was a passive Parliamentarian during the

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. Gawdy was the son of Sir Bassingbourne Gawdy of

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in 1627. John Burke, John Bernard Burke ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies''
/ref> In April 1640, Gawdy was elected

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for

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in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected in November 1640 as MP for Thetford in the

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and held the seat until 1648 when he was excluded under

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. Gawdy died at the age of 65. Gawdy had married Lettice Knollys, daughter of Sir Robert Knollys and Catherine Vaughan, and had eight children. His son William Gawdy was also MP for Thetford and was created a baronet and his grandson Sir John Gawdy, 2nd Baronet, who was deaf and mute was a celebrated painter.

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The Gawdy Papers (1509-c. 1750) and the history of professional writing in EnglandGAWDY, Framlingham (1589-1655), of Bardwell Hall, West Harling, Norf.; History of Parliament Online
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