Hall Ravenscroft (c. 1600 – c. 1673) was an English politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1640 and 1660. Ravenscroft was the son of John Ravenscroft of

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and his wife Judith Ferne, daughter of George Ferne.William Berry ''County Genealogies:Pedigrees of the families in the County of Sussex''
/ref> He matriculated at

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on 8 November 1616 and was a student of

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in 1618.History of Parliament Online - Ravenscroft, Hall
/ref> In April 1640, Ravenscroft was elected

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for

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in the

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. He was re-elected MP for Horsham in November 1640 for the

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and survived

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to sit in the

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until 1653. In May 1659 the Rump Parliament sat again and in 1660 Ravenscroft was re-elected MP for Horsham in the Convention Parliament. Ravenscroft married Eliza Stapley, daughter of John Stapley of Hickstead in the parish of Twineham, Sussex. Their only child was a daughter Elizabeth who married Thomas Delves, son of Sir Henry Delves, 2nd Baronet.''The History and Antiquities of Horsham''
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