Edward Clinton, Baron Clinton
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Edward Clinton, Baron Clinton (1624-1657) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1646 to 1648.
Clinton was the son of Theophilus Clinton, 4th Earl of Lincoln, 12th Baron Clinton and his wife the Hon. Bridget Fiennes, daughter of William Fiennes, Viscount Say and Sele.
In 1646 Clinton was elected Member of Parliament
for Callington
in the Long Parliament
. He sat until 1648 when he was excluded under Pride's Purge
Clinton died in London at the age of 33.
Clinton married Lady Anne Holles by 1652 . Their son was Edward Clinton, 5th Earl of Lincoln, 13th Baron Clinton.
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...
from 1646 to 1648.
Clinton was the son of Theophilus Clinton, 4th Earl of Lincoln, 12th Baron Clinton and his wife the Hon. Bridget Fiennes, daughter of William Fiennes, Viscount Say and Sele.
In 1646 Clinton 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 Callington
Callington (UK Parliament constituency)
Callington was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1585 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Reform Act 1832.-History:...
in the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
. He sat until 1648 when he was excluded under Pride's Purge
Pride's Purge
Pride’s Purge is an event in December 1648, during the Second English Civil War, when troops under the command of Colonel Thomas Pride forcibly removed from the Long Parliament all those who were not supporters of the Grandees in the New Model Army and the Independents...
Clinton died in London at the age of 33.
Clinton married Lady Anne Holles by 1652 . Their son was Edward Clinton, 5th Earl of Lincoln, 13th Baron Clinton.