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Hugh Pryce
Hugh Pryce was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons in 1656. He fought in the Roundheads, Parliamentary army in the English Civil War. Pryce was the son of Edward Pryce of Kerry, Powys. He was a colonel in the Parliamentary army. He was appointed Governor of Redcastle, after its capture in September 1644, and was ordered by the Committee of both Houses to continue in post on 17 June 1647. In 1649 he was one of the county committee for the Advance of Money for Montgomeryshire and was one of those appointed to "demolish totally" Montgomery Castle on 15 June 1649. He was appointed a commissioner for sequestration for North Wales on 18 February 1650. In 1654 he was High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire. He was a Justice of the Peace, J. P. for Montgomeryshire in 1655. In 1656, he was elected Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire (UK Parliament constituency), Montgomeryshire. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pryce, Hugh Year of birth missing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Commons Of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England (which incorporated Wales) from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain after the 1707 Act of Union was passed in both the English and Scottish parliaments at the time. In 1801, with the union of Great Britain and Republic of Ireland, Ireland, that house was in turn replaced by the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. Origins The Parliament of England developed from the Magnum Concilium that advised the English monarch in medieval times. This royal council, meeting for short periods, included ecclesiastics, noblemen, and representatives of the county, counties (known as "knights of the shire"). The chief duty of the council was to approve taxes proposed by the Crown. In many cases, however, the council demanded the redress of the people's grievances before proceeding to vote on taxation. Thus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
