Sir James Stumpe (by 1519 – 29 April 1563), of

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and

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, was an English clothier and Member of Parliament. He was the eldest son of wealthy clothier and MP,

William Stumpe William Stumpe (by 1498 – 22 July 1552) of Malmesbury, Wiltshire, was a clothier and an English politician. Career Stumpe was a leading Wiltshire clothier. At the dissolution of Malmesbury Abbey, he was able to acquire the monastery site. He ...

. He was knighted 1549 or later and succeeded his father in 1552. He took over as

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in 1552 on the death in office of his father. He was elected a

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(MP) of the

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for

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in March 1553 and for

in 1555. He served again as High Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1560–61. Among other lands, Stumpe owned the manors of Charlton and

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, the latter purchased in 1553. He married twice: firstly Bridget, the daughter of Sir

Edward Bayntun Sir Edward Bayntun (c.148027 November? 1544), of Bromham, Wiltshire, was a gentleman at the court of Henry VIII of England. He was vice-chamberlain to Anne Boleyn, the King's second wife, and was the brother-in-law of Queen Catherine Howard, ...

(or Baynton) of Bromham, with whom he had a daughter, and, secondly, in 1545,

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, the daughter of Sir Ralph Leigh of Stockwell, Surrey, and widow of Sir Edward Bayntun. He died a wealthy man; his estate was shared by his widow and daughter.

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