Henry Weston (politician)
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Henry Weston (1534–1592) was a sixteenth century MP: firstly for Petersfield; then
Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...
; and finally Petersfield again. A son of
Sir Francis Weston Sir Francis Weston KB (1511 – 17 May 1536) was a gentleman of the Privy Chamber at the court of King Henry VIII of England. He became a friend of the king but was later accused of high treason and adultery with Anne Boleyn, the king's second ...
, who was executed for an alleged dalliance with
Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn (; 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage and of her execution by beheading for treason and other charges made her a key ...
, he resided at Sutton Place in Surrey."The House of Commons, 1509–1558, Volume 1" Bindoff, S.T. p199: London;
Secker & Warburg Harvill Secker is a British publishing company formed in 2005 from the merger of Secker & Warburg and the Harvill Press. History Secker & Warburg Secker & Warburg was formed in 1935 from a takeover of Martin Secker, which was in receivership, ...
; 1982


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1534 births 1592 deaths Politicians from Surrey English MPs 1571 {{16thC-England-MP-stub