Humphrey Orme (1620 – 2 March 1671) was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1654 and from 1660 to 1671. Orme was the son of Humphrey Orme of

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Bernard Burke. The heraldic register, 1849-1850 : with an introductory essay on heraldry, and an annotated obituary
/ref> and his wife Mary Orme, daughter of Humphrey Orme of Compton Dundon, Somerset. He was baptised on 12 October 1620.History of Parliament Online - Orme, Humphrey
/ref> Orme's grandfather was a strong

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. Nevertheless, Orme supported Parliament, being in 1650 one Commissioners for raising money in Northamptonshire. 'November 1650: An Act for raising of One hundred and twenty thousand pounds per Mensem for Four Moneths, To commence the Five and twentieth of December 1650. for Maintenance of the Forces in England, Ireland and Scotland, Raised by Authority of Parliament for the Service of this Commonwealth.', Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum, 1642-1660 (1911), pp. 456-490. Date accessed: 30 May 2011
/ref> In 1654, he was elected

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for

in the

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. In 1660, Orme was re-elected MP for Peterborough in the Convention Parliament. He was recommended as a

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. He was re-elected in 1661 for the

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and sat until his death in 1671. Orme died at the age of 50. Orme married Mary Apreece, widow of Robert Apreece and daughter of Sir Henry Bedingfield, 1st Baronet of Oxburgh, Norfolk.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Orme, Humphrey 1620 births 1671 deaths People from Peterborough Roundheads Place of birth missing English MPs 1654–1655 English MPs 1660 English MPs 1661–1679