Sir George Horner was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons

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 at various times between 1645 and 1660.

Horner was the son of Sir John Horner of Mells Manor

Mells Manor

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 and his wife Anne Speke, daughter of George Speke of White Lackington. He matriculated at Lincoln College, Oxford

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 on 20 June 1623, aged 17 and was awarded BA on 3 May 1625. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn

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 in 1633.

In 1645, Horner was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Somerset

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 in the Long Parliament

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. The election was declared void and Horner was returned on the new writ in 1646. He was a Presbyterian, but was described as "a known neuter, if not worse", when he was elected. He was excluded under Pride's Purge

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 in 1648 and took no part in politics during the Interregnum. In 1659, he was regarded as a Royalist.

In 1660, Horner was elected MP for Somerset in the Convention Parliament. He was knighted on 25 June 1660.

Horner died at the age of 71 and was buried at Cloford on 19 February 1677.

Horner married Anne Pool, daughter of Sir Neville Poole. He was succeeded by his son George

George Horner (died 1707)

George Horner was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1685 and 1689.Horner was the eldest surviving son of Sir George Horner of Mells, Somerset and his wife Anne Poole, daughter of Sir Neville Poole. He entered Lincoln's Inn in 1663. He was commissioner for assessment...

who was also MP for Somerset.