Carew Mildmay
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Carew Mildmay was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1654 and 1656. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War
.
Mildmay was the second son of William Mildmay, of Moulsham, Essex. He was admitted at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
in 1614 and admitted at the Inner Temple
in 1616. He was adopted heir to his uncle Sir Gawen Harvey. In the Civil War, he commanded a Parliamentary regiment.
In 1654, Mildmay was elected Member of Parliament
for Essex
in the First Protectorate Parliament
. He was re-elected MP for Essex in the Second Protectorate Parliament
.
Mildmay was of Marks, Romford, Essex. He died at the age of 80 and was buried at Romford on 8 August 1676.
Mildmay married Dorothy Gerard, sister of Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet of Harrow on the Hill
.
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 1654 and 1656. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
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Mildmay was the second son of William Mildmay, of Moulsham, Essex. He was admitted at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary...
in 1614 and admitted at the Inner Temple
Inner Temple
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, 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...
in 1616. He was adopted heir to his uncle Sir Gawen Harvey. In the Civil War, he commanded a Parliamentary regiment.
In 1654, Mildmay 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 Essex
Essex (UK Parliament constituency)
Essex was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1290 until 1832. It elected two MPs, traditionally referred to as Knights of the Shire, to the House of Commons...
in the First Protectorate Parliament
First Protectorate Parliament
The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House....
. He was re-elected MP for Essex in the Second Protectorate Parliament
Second Protectorate Parliament
The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons...
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Mildmay was of Marks, Romford, Essex. He died at the age of 80 and was buried at Romford on 8 August 1676.
Mildmay married Dorothy Gerard, sister of Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet of Harrow on the Hill
Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet of Harrow on the Hill
Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet of Harrow on the Hill , was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1660...
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