Sir Henry Savile, 1st Baronet (1579 – 23 June 1632) was an English politician.

Life

The eldest son of Sir John Savile, he matriculated at Merton College, Oxford, on 4 February 1584, but left without a degree, entering the

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in 1593. He was knighted at the coronation of

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, on 23 July 1603, and created a baronet on 29 June 1611. Savile represented Aldborough in parliament from 1604 to 1611, and again in 1614. Before 1627 he became vice-president of the

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, serving under Thomas Wentworth. In 1629 he was

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for

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. He died on 23 June 1632.

Family

Savile married Mary, daughter of John Dent, citizen of London, by whom he had three sons, all of whom predeceased him without issue. The baronetcy therefore expired on his death. His widow married Sir William Sheffield.

Notes

;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Savile, Henry 1579 births 1632 deaths Members of the Parliament of England for constituencies in Yorkshire English MPs 1604–1611 English MPs 1614 English MPs 1628–1629 Members of the Middle Temple Baronets in the Baronetage of England Alumni of Merton College, Oxford