George Dalston
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Sir George Dalston was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England
between 1621 and 1643. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War
.
Dalston was the son of Sir John Dalston, of Dalston, Cumberland
and his second wife Frances Warcop, daughter of Thomas Warcop, of Smardale
, Westmorland
. He matriculated from Queens' College, Cambridge
in about 1596. He was knighted on 26 June 1607. In 1618 he was High Sheriff of Cumberland
.
In 1621 Dalston was elected Member of Parliament
for Cumberland
. He was re-elected MP for Cumberland in 1624. He was awarded BA and MA from Trinity College, Cambridge
in 1624. In 1628 he was elected MP for Cumberland again and sat until 1629 when King Charles I decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.
In April 1640, when parliament reassembled for the Short Parliament
Dalston was elected MP for Cumberland again. He was re-elected in November 1640 for the Long Parliament
but was disabled for supporting the king in 1643. In the 1644-5 Siege of Carlisle
he was forced to flee his mansion, Dalston Hall, which General Leslie converted into the Covenantor headquarters.
Dalston married Catharine Thornworth, daughter of John Thornworth, of Halsted, Leicestershire. Their son William
was MP for Carlisle and a supporter of the king.
Dalston died in September 1657 and his funeral sermon was preached by Jeremy Taylor
.
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...
between 1621 and 1643. He supported the Royalist cause 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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Dalston was the son of Sir John Dalston, of Dalston, Cumberland
Cumberland
Cumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
and his second wife Frances Warcop, daughter of Thomas Warcop, of Smardale
Smardale
Smardale is a small village in Cumbria, England, in the civil parish of Waitby.-Geography and history:The village of Smardale lies in hilly agricultural land at a height of around 1.75 km southeast of Crosby Garrett and 3.5km west of Kirkby Stephen...
, Westmorland
Westmorland
Westmorland is an area of North West England and one of the 39 historic counties of England. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974, after which the entirety of the county was absorbed into the new county of Cumbria.-Early history:...
. He matriculated from Queens' College, Cambridge
Queens' College, Cambridge
Queens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou , and refounded in 1465 by Elizabeth Woodville...
in about 1596. He was knighted on 26 June 1607. In 1618 he was High Sheriff of Cumberland
High Sheriff of Cumberland
The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
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In 1621 Dalston 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 Cumberland
Cumberland (UK Parliament constituency)
Cumberland is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Knights of...
. He was re-elected MP for Cumberland in 1624. He was awarded BA and MA from Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
in 1624. In 1628 he was elected MP for Cumberland again and sat until 1629 when King Charles I decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.
In April 1640, when parliament reassembled for the Short Parliament
Short Parliament
The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks....
Dalston was elected MP for Cumberland again. He was re-elected in November 1640 for 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...
but was disabled for supporting the king in 1643. In the 1644-5 Siege of Carlisle
Siege of Carlisle (1645)
After the storming of Newcastle in October of 1644, General Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven returned with part of the Scottish army into Cumberland and besieged Carlisle...
he was forced to flee his mansion, Dalston Hall, which General Leslie converted into the Covenantor headquarters.
Dalston married Catharine Thornworth, daughter of John Thornworth, of Halsted, Leicestershire. Their son William
Sir William Dalston, 1st Baronet
Sir William Dalston, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1644. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War....
was MP for Carlisle and a supporter of the king.
Dalston died in September 1657 and his funeral sermon was preached by Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor was a clergyman in the Church of England who achieved fame as an author during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. He is sometimes known as the "Shakespeare of Divines" for his poetic style of expression and was often presented as a model of prose writing...
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