George Hastings (died 1641)
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Sir George Hastings was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
at various times between 1621 and 1626.
Hastings was the second son of Francis Hastings, Lord Hastings and his wife Sarah Harington, daughter of Sir James Harington and Lucy Sydney. He was admitted at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
on 2 July 1605 and at Gray's Inn
on 22 March 1611. He was of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire and was knighted in November 1615. In 1621 he was elected MP for Leicestershire
. He was elected MP for Leicester
in a by-election in 1625 and was re-elected MP for Leicester in 1626.
Hastings died in 1641 and was buried at St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield, London.
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...
at various times between 1621 and 1626.
Hastings was the second son of Francis Hastings, Lord Hastings and his wife Sarah Harington, daughter of Sir James Harington and Lucy Sydney. He was admitted at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Sidney Sussex College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England.The college was founded in 1596 and named after its foundress, Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex. It was from its inception an avowedly Puritan foundation: some good and godlie moniment for the mainteynance...
on 2 July 1605 and at 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 22 March 1611. He was of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire and was knighted in November 1615. In 1621 he was elected MP for Leicestershire
Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
Leicestershire was a county constituency in Leicestershire, represented in the House of Commons. It elected two Members of Parliament , traditionally called Knights of the Shire, by the bloc vote system of election, to the Parliament of England until 1707, to the Parliament of Great Britain from...
. He was elected MP for Leicester
Leicester (UK Parliament constituency)
Leicester was a parliamentary borough in Leicestershire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1918, when it was split into three single-member divisions.-History:...
in a by-election in 1625 and was re-elected MP for Leicester in 1626.
Hastings died in 1641 and was buried at St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield, London.