Nathaniel Hallowes (1582–1661) of

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, Derbyshire was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1640 to 1653 and again in 1659. He was an active Parliamentarian during the

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Biography

Hallowes was born at Derby, the son of Thomas Hallowes and his wife Kathryn. He purchased properties in

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and Mugginton in Derbyshire and

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. National Archives Woodhouse and Hallowes of Glapwell
/ref> By 1640 he was an Alderman of Derby. In April 1640, Hallowes was elected

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for

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for the

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. He was re-elected in November 1640 for the

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. By December 1642 he was showing his colours in the parliamentary cause when he was a signatory of a letter to the Speaker on 13 December explaining the Derby militia's unwillingness to spare some of the 700 men requested by Fairfax and others because they were needed to defend Derby from "malignants". The blame was put on

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for his lack of support. In December 1647 when he was of Dethick Hall, he was granted a

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. In 1648 he was one of the commissioners for militia in Derbyshire when he was described as mayor of Derby. He survived

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and continued in parliament until the end of the

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in 1653. In 1657 he was

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and in 1659 was in parliament again as part of the recalled Rump Parliament. He was again commissioner for the militia in 1659 to 1660.''March, 1659/60: An Act for Setling the Militia within England and Wales.'', Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum, 1642-1660 (1911), pp. 1425-1455 Date accessed: 24 October 2010
/ref> Hallowes died at the age of 76. Hallowes married Eleanor Sherwin at Derby on 22 December 1619 and had a son Samuel who was

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in 1674.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hallowes, Nathaniel 1582 births 1661 deaths Members of the Parliament of England for Derby English MPs 1640 (April) English MPs 1640–1648 English MPs 1648–1653 Mayors of Derby