Nicholas Arnold (1600–1665) was a Welsh gentleman landowner who sat in the

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between 1626 and 1629. Arnold was the son of John Arnold of

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. He matriculated at

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, on 29 November 1616 aged sixteen.W R Williams Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales
/ref> In 1626, Arnold was elected

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for

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. He was re-elected as member for Monmouthshire in 1628 and held his seat until 1629, when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. He was

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in 1633. Arnold married Margaret Evan, daughter of John Evan of Dorset.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Arnold, Nicholas 1600 births 1665 deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales English MPs 1626 English MPs 1628–1629 Alumni of St Alban Hall, Oxford High Sheriffs of Monmouthshire