Henry Fleetwood (born ca. 1565) was an English politician who sat in the
House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1611.
Fleetwood was the youngest son of
Thomas Fleetwood of
The Vache
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,
Buckinghamshire
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and his second wife. He was educated at
Gray's Inn
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in 1580 and was called to the bar in 1586. In 1589, he was elected
Member of Parliament
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for
Aylesbury
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.
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Fleetwood became a Reader of Staple Inn in 1597 and an ancient of Gray's Inn in 1598. In 1601 he was elected MP for Wycombe. He was re-elected MP for Wycombe in 1604. Fleetwood was Lent reader in 1608 but was also found guilty of corruption by his inn of court in the same year.[
Fleetwood married Elizabeth Fust, daughter of Edward Fust of London. He was the brother of George Fleetwood and William Fleetwood, MP for ]Middlesex
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.[
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References
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1560s births
Year of death missing
English MPs 1589
Year of birth uncertain
Members of Gray's Inn
English MPs 1601
English MPs 1604–1611