Sir Peter Probie (died March 1625) was an English politician who sat in the

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at times between 1593 and 1598. He was

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in 1622. He was the second son of Ralph Probie and Alice Bernard of

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. He was born in

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, but he was a boy the family moved to Brampton, where his mother's family were influential local landowners. (They were still very prominent in the 1660s, when

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in his famous

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describes his friendship with the Bernards of the day). Peter's elder brother Ralph died childless in 1605 and Peter inherited the family estates. Probie was a member of the Worshipful Company of Barber-Surgeons and had been Secretary

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's barber. He owed his rise to the patronage of

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, and named his eldest son Heneage. 'Notes on the aldermen, 1502-1700', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III - 1912 (1908), pp. 168-195. Date accessed: 15 July 2011
/ref> In 1593, Probie was elected

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(MP) for

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and for

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in 1597. On 10 May 1614, Probie was elected an alderman of the City of London for Queenhithe ward. He was

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from 1614 to 1615. In 1615 he was Master of the Barber-Surgeons Company. He was Governor of the Irish Society from 1616 to 1622. He translated to the

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on 4 July 1622 and was later elected

. He was knighted on 8 June 1623. Also in 1623, he became alderman of Broad Street. 'Chronological list of aldermen: 1601-1650', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III - 1912 (1908), pp. 47-75. Date accessed: 16 July 2011
/ref> He married Elizabeth Thoroughgood, daughter of John Thoroughgood of Chivers, Essex, and widow of Edward Henson of London. As well as Heneage they had four younger sons and a daughter. It was a happy marriage and he left her generously provided for. She died in 1644.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Probie, Peter Year of birth missing 1625 deaths Barbers Sheriffs of the City of London 17th-century lord mayors of London 16th-century births Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Liverpool English MPs 1593 English MPs 1597–1598