Robert Straunge or Strange (c. 1587 – December 1630) was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1614. Strange was the eldest son of Michael Straunge of Cirencester. He was educated at

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and

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, from where he was called to the bar in 1614. The same year, Straunge was elected

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for

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.STRAUNGE, Robert (c.1587-1630), of Cirencester, Glos. and Somerford Keynes, Wilts.
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629, ed. Andrew Thrush and John P. Ferris, 2010 He did not play any recorded role in that Parliament, and did not stand for re-election. He died in December 1630. His son-in-law,

Richard Southby Richard Southby (1623 – 7 January 1704) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659 and from 1679 to 1689. Southby was the son of John Southby of Carswell Manor in the parish of Buckland in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire ...

, sat in Parliament for Cirencester and later Berkshire.

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1630 deaths English MPs 1614 People from Cirencester Place of birth missing Year of birth uncertain {{17thC-England-MP-stub