Sir Henry Savile (1498/99 – 20 April 1558), of Thornhill, Tankersley, and

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, Yorkshire, was an English politician. He was the eldest and only son of Sir John Savile of

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and Tankersley. He succeeded his father in 1505 and was knighted in 1533. He was a Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1528 to his death, except for a period from 1530 to 1534 when he was removed from the bench. He was appointed

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for 1537–38 and 1541–42. He was a

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(MP) for

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in 1539. He was appointed captain of

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in 1539 and Barnborough Castle, Yorkshire in 1546 and served as member of the

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from 1542 to 1549 and 1552 to his death. He married Elizabeth, the daughter and heiress of Thomas Soothill of Soothill, Yorkshire, with whom he had 2 sons and a daughter. His heir Edward was later found to mentally unbalanced.

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1498 births 1558 deaths Members of the Parliament of England for constituencies in Yorkshire English knights English MPs 1539–1540 High Sheriffs of Yorkshire People from Dewsbury {{16thC-England-MP-stub