Sir Walter Pye (1610–1659) of

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, Herefordshire was an English politician who sat in the

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variously between 1628 and 1640. He supported the

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cause in the

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Front elevation, The Mynde (geograph 2284116)

Biography

Pye was the son of Walter Pye of The Mynde. In 1628 he was elected

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for

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and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. In April 1640, Pye was elected MP for

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in the Short Parliament. He was High Steward of Leominster. He was a supporter of the King and on this account was deprived of his office in 1648.Great Britain House of Commons Journals of the House of Commons, Volume (1648-1651)
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Family

Pye married Elizabeth, daughter of John Sanders, and had three children. The children remained Catholic and his son Walter maintained allegiance to the exiled Stuarts and lived on the continent where he was given the title Lord Kilpec.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pye, Walter 1610 births 1659 deaths People from Brecon People from Herefordshire Cavaliers Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales English MPs 1628–1629 English MPs 1640 (April)