George Kekewich was an English politician who sat in the

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in the 1640s. He supported the Parliamentarian side during the

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In April 1640, Kekewich was elected

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for

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for the

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. He was not elected in November 1640, but supported the Parliamentary cause, becoming a lieutenant colonel. In August 1646 he petitioned the House of Lords "That he hath been in the Service of the State, in Plymouth, Cornwall, and Devonshire, ever since the Beginning of these Troubles, and being reduced, he is out of any Employment Therefore desireth some Place, whereby he may do the State further Service" and as a result was made Governor of

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. He then joined the

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in 1647 to replace members disabled as Royalists, but was himself excluded in 1648 in

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. St Mawes castle remained a prison under his governorship as appears in his correspondence with Robert Bennet.Guide to the Robert Bennet Papers, 1603-1678
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kekewich, George Year of birth missing Year of death missing Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall Roundheads English MPs 1640 (April) English MPs 1640–1648