Barrington Bourchier
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Barrington Bourchier was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1660.
Bourchier was the son of John Bourchier of Beningborough, Yorkshire. He was admitted to Gray's Inn
on 16 March 1641. In 1658 he was High Sheriff of Yorkshire
. His father was a regicide
and at the Restoration was attainted and had his lands forfeited. However on his father's death in 1660 Bourchier had the forfeited lands restored to him.
In 1660, Bourchier was elected Member of Parliament
for Thirsk
in the Convention Parliament.
Bourchier had a son also called Barrington.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England 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...
in 1660.
Bourchier was the son of John Bourchier of Beningborough, Yorkshire. He was admitted to Gray's Inn
Gray's Inn
The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
on 16 March 1641. In 1658 he was High Sheriff of Yorkshire
High Sheriff of Yorkshire
The High Sheriff of Yorkshire was an ancient High Sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years. A list of the sheriffs from the Norman conquest onwards can be found below...
. His father was a regicide
Regicide
The broad definition of regicide is the deliberate killing of a monarch, or the person responsible for the killing of a monarch. In a narrower sense, in the British tradition, it refers to the judicial execution of a king after a trial...
and at the Restoration was attainted and had his lands forfeited. However on his father's death in 1660 Bourchier had the forfeited lands restored to him.
In 1660, Bourchier was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Thirsk
Thirsk (UK Parliament constituency)
Thirsk was a parliamentary borough in Yorkshire, represented in the English and later British House of Commons in 1295, and again from 1547. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1832, and by one member from 1832 to 1885, when the constituency was abolished and absorbed into the new...
in the Convention Parliament.
Bourchier had a son also called Barrington.