Sir Matthew Appleyard (''c.'' 1607 – 20 February 1670), also spelt Mathew, was an English military commander.

Biography

Appleyard was the son of Thomas Appleyard, the descendant of a family whose residence for several generations was

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, in the

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. His mother was his father's second wife, Elizabeth Turner, ''née'' Monkton. In the

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, he took the side of the

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, and was knighted on the field by

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. On the taking of

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, the king "presently made Sir Mathew Appleyard, a soldier of known courage and experience, his lieutenant governor." He married Frances, daughter of the third Sir William Pelham, of

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, Lincolnshire; sat in the

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as member for the corporation of

Hedon Hedon is a town and civil parish in Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately east of Hull city centre. It lies to the north of the A1033 road at the crossroads of the B1240 and B1362 roads. It is pa ...

from 1661; was one of his majesty's customers for the port of

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; was a firm supporter of Church and State, and died in 1669 in the 63rd year of his age. His son

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(c. 1660–1700) was also an MP for Hedon.

References

1600s births Year of birth uncertain 1670 deaths Cavaliers English MPs 1661–1679 English knights Members of the Parliament of England for Hedon {{17thC-England-MP-stub