William Mallory (died 1646) of

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, Yorkshire was an English politician who sat in the

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variously between 1614 and 1642. He supported the

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side in the

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. His father,

John Mallory (died 1619) Sir John Mallory of Studley Royal (1555 – 14 August 1619) was an English politician. He was the son of Sir William Mallory of Hutton Conyers, Yorkshire who was the first in the family to become an MP, shortly after the Tudor monarchs began ...

, was also an MP of Ripon. Mallory was elected

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for

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in 1614 and re-elected in 1621 1624 and 1625. He was then re-elected MP for Ripon in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. In April 1640, Mallory was re-elected MP for Ripon in the

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and again in November 1640 for the

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. He was disabled from sitting in parliament on 16 September 1642 for supporting the King. Mallory died in 1646. Mallory married Dorothy Bellingham, daughter of Sir James Bellingham of Levens, Westmorland. Their son

John Mallory Sir John Mallorie (1610 – 23 January 1655) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War. Mallory was the son of William Mallory and his wife Dorothy Bel ...

(1610–1655) was also MP for Ripon.The Tourist's guide: being a concise history and description of Ripon
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mallory, Henry Year of birth missing 1646 deaths Cavaliers English MPs 1614 English MPs 1621–1622 English MPs 1624–1625 English MPs 1628–1629 English MPs 1640 (April) English MPs 1640–1648 People from the Borough of Harrogate