Sir Herbert Springet, 1st Baronet (ca. 1613 – 5 January 1662) was an English politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1646 and 1662.

Life

Springet was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Springet of Broyle Place and his wife Mary Bellingham, daughter of John Bellingham of Erringham, Shoreham. He was educated at Hawkhurst Grammar School under Mr Godwin and was admitted at

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on 3 July 1628, aged 15. He was a student of

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in 1630 and travelled abroad in France in 1635.History of Parliament Online - Springet, Herbert
/ref> In 1646 Springet was elected

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(MP) for New Shoreham as a replacement in the

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and held the seat until he was excluded in

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in 1648. He was also an MP for

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in the

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from 1654 to 1655. In April 1660 Springet was again elected MP for New Shoreham in the Convention Parliament. Springet became a

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of Broyle Place, Sussex 8 January 1661. It became extinct on his death. In 1661 he was elected MP for Shoreham again for the

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. Springet died in 1662 aged 48. His daughter Barbara married

Sir William Thomas, 1st Baronet Sir William Thomas, 1st Baronet (29 July 1641 – 18 November 1706) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1679, and from 1680 to 1706. Thomas was created Baronet of Folkington in the County of Sussex, created in ...

MP for Seaford and Sussex.David Hayton, Eveline Cruickshanks, Stuart Handley ''The House of Commons, 1690-1715, Volume 2''
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