Sir Giles Brydges, 1st Baronet (1573 – August 1637) was an English politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1621 and 1629. Brydges was the son of the Hon. Charles Brydges of

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, Herefordshire, younger son of

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, and his wife Jane, daughter of

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. He matriculated at

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on 27 Nov 1590 aged 17. He was created a baronet on 17 May 1627. W R Williams ''Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucester''
/ref> In 1621, Brydges was elected

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for

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. In 1625 he was

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. He was elected MP for

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in 1625 and 1628, and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. On 16 January 1620 Brydges married Mary Scudamore, daughter of

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MP of

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, Hereford. His grandson,

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, succeeded as the 8th

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in 1676.

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