Sir Cuthbert Halsall (died 1619) was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1614. Halsall was the eldest son of Richard Halsall of Halsall and his wife Ann Barlow, daughter of Alexander Barlow. He served with the Earl of Essex in Ireland and was knighted by the Earl at Dublin on 22 July 1599.Knights of England
/ref> He owned property at Halsall and Salwick, Lancashire and was Sheriff of Lancashire for 1601 and 1612. In 1614, he was elected

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for

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in the

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.William Duncombe Pink, Alfred B. Beaven ''The parliamentary representation of Lancashire, (county and borough), 1258-1885, with biographical and genealogical notices of the members, &c.'' (1889)
/ref> Halsall married Dorothy, daughter of

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Halsall, Cuthbert Year of birth missing 1619 deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Lancashire English MPs 1614 High Sheriffs of Lancashire