Nicholas Delves (2 December 1618 – 3 November 1690) was an English politician who sat in the
House of Commons
The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of parliament. ...
in 1659 and 1660.
Delves was the son of Thomas Delves, a grazier of Hollington, Sussex.
[History of Parliament Online - Delves Nicholas]
/ref> In 1635, he was apprenticed to a Merchant Taylor of London and himself became a merchant of London and a member of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors
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The Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors is one of the 110 Livery company, livery companies of the City of London.
The Company, originally known as the ''Guild and Fraternity of St John the Baptist in the City of London'', was founded prio ...
.['Chronological list of aldermen: 1651-1700', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III - 1912 (1908), pp. 75-119. Date accessed: 13 April 2011]
/ref> His brother Thomas Delves was a Baron of Dover[ and returning officer for the port.][The gentleman's magazine, and historical chronicle, Volume 56, Part 2]
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In 1659, Delves was elected Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
for Hastings
Hastings () is a large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England,
east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons. It was a bicameral Parliament, with an Upper House having a powe ...
.[
In 1660, Delves was re-elected MP for Hastings in the Convention Parliament.][ He was sworn as an Alderman of the City of London for Vintry Ward on 2 April 1661 but was discharged on 13 June 1661 for a fine of £420. He was Master of the Merchant Taylors in 1662 and 1663][ and was one of the wardens of Merchant Taylors' School. In 1664 he brought ]Titus Oates
Titus Oates (15 September 1649 – 12/13 July 1705) was an English priest who fabricated the " Popish Plot", a supposed Catholic conspiracy to kill King Charles II.
Early life
Titus Oates was born at Oakham in Rutland. His father Samuel (1610â ...
to Merchant Taylors' School as a free Scholar.History of Merchant Taylors School
He was Deputy-Governor of the Irish Society in 1668-9.[
Delves died at the age of 71
]
References
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1618 births
1690 deaths
Merchants from London
People from Hastings
Politicians from London
English MPs 1659
English MPs 1660