Sir John Weld (1613–1681), of Chelmarsh and

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was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1679. Weld was the only son of Sir John Weld of St Clements Lane, London and Willey, Shropshire, by his wife Elizabeth Romney, daughter of Sir

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, Haberdasher, of Ironmonger Lane, London. He matriculated at

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on 29 January 1630, aged 17, and was awarded BA on 10 May 1631. He was also admitted at

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in 1630. By 1633, he married Elizabeth Whitmore, daughter of Sir George Whitmore of Balmes, Hackney (

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) in 1631. He was knighted on 22 September 1642.J.S. Crossette, 'Weld, Sir John (1613-81), of Chelmarsh and Willey, Salop.', in B.D. Henning (ed.), ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1660-1690'' (from Boydell and Brewer 1983)
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Weld's son

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for

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but in March 1679, Weld put himself up there instead, and was returned as MP. He was inactive in Parliament and was defeated at the election in August 1679. Weld was buried at Willey on 4 August 1681. He had seven sons and five daughters, of whom Anne married Richard Whitmore, jnr., of

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, Gloucestershire and Apley, Shropshire.J. Burke and J.B. Burke, ''A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England'' (Scott Webster and Geary, London 1837)
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1613 births 1681 deaths English MPs 1679

John Weld (died 1681) Sir John Weld (1613–1681), of Chelmarsh and Willey, Shropshire was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1679. Weld was the only son of Sir John Weld of St Clements Lane, London and Willey, Shropshire, by his wife Elizabeth Ro ...

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