Sir Edward Barkham, 1st Baronet of South Acre (15912 August 1667) was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1625 and 1626. Barkham was the son of Sir Edward Barkham. He matriculated at

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in spring 1611 and was awarded BA in 1613 on the visit of Prince Charles. He was admitted at Lincoln's Inn on 13 February 1614. He was knighted in 1623 and then created a

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in the Baronetage of England on 26 June 1623. In 1625 he was elected

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for

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. He was re-elected MP for Boston in 1626. In 1635 he became

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. Barkham died at

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then in

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at the age of 72. He was succeeded by his son Sir Edward Barkham, 2nd Baronet.

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* 1591 births 1667 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England High Sheriffs of Norfolk English MPs 1625 English MPs 1626 People from Breckland District {{17thC-England-MP-stub