Sir Edward Stradling, 2nd Baronet (baptised 1600 – 20 June 1644) was an English businessman and politician who fought on the Royalist side during the

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. He fought at the

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, where he was captured and held prisoner for seven months. Released in May 1644, he travelled to Oxford, but died there of a fever the following month.

Life

Edward Stradling was the eldest son of

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, and Elizabeth Gage. He was born in St Donats, Glamorgan, and according to his biography in the ''

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'', was baptised at St Donat's Church on 9 November 1600, though in the ''

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'', he is listed as being born in 1601. He was educated at

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. On the death of his father in 1637, he inherited the

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. Stradling was a keen businessman, and took undertakings in London water and in the soap industry. He married Mary, daughter of Sir Thomas Mansel of Margam, and they had a child

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. Stradling was elected Member of Parliament for

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in the

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of 1640. In 1642 during the

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, Stradling marched with troops from Glamorgan to join with

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at Shrewsbury. Stradling was a colonel of a regiment of foot at the

, a conflict in which he was taken prisoner. He was released in May the following year, but died of a fever at Oxford and was buried in Jesus College chapel on 21 June 1644.

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* * 1600 births 1644 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales Cavaliers English MPs 1640 (April) English prisoners of war {{April1640-England-MP-stub