Humphrey May
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Sir Humphrey May was an English politician. He was born the fourth son of Richard May, Merchant Taylor of London. He matriculated from St John's College, Oxford
on 25th October 1588, graduated B.A. on 3rd March 1592 and became student of the Middle Temple in 1592. In February 1604, he was groom of the King's privy chamber.
He was the Member of Parliament
for Beeralston from October 1605 to 1611, Westminster
in 1614, Lancaster
from 1621 to 1622 and 1625 and Leicester
in 1624 to 1625, 1626 and 1628 to 1629.
He died at his house in St. Martin-in-the-Fields on 9th June 1630 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
He had married twice. he married firstly Jane, sister of Sir William Uvedale, of Wickham, Hampshire, by whom he had two sons - James of Coldrey & Sir Algernon of Greenwich - and two daughters before Jane died giving birth to a fourth son, Richard, in May 1615. He married secondly, on 3rd February 1616, at Bury St. Edmunds, Judith, daughter of Sir William Poley, of Boxted, Suffolk, by whom he had several daughters and three sons, Charles (b. 1619), Richard (1621–1644) & Baptist May (1628–1698).
St John's College, Oxford
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on 25th October 1588, graduated B.A. on 3rd March 1592 and became student of the Middle Temple in 1592. In February 1604, he was groom of the King's privy chamber.
He was the 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 Beeralston from October 1605 to 1611, Westminster
Westminster (UK Parliament constituency)
Westminster was a parliamentary constituency in the Parliament of England to 1707, the Parliament of Great Britain 1707-1800 and the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801. It returned two members to 1885 and one thereafter....
in 1614, Lancaster
Lancaster (UK Parliament constituency)
Lancaster 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 1867, centred on the historic city of Lancaster in north-west England...
from 1621 to 1622 and 1625 and 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 1624 to 1625, 1626 and 1628 to 1629.
He died at his house in St. Martin-in-the-Fields on 9th June 1630 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
He had married twice. he married firstly Jane, sister of Sir William Uvedale, of Wickham, Hampshire, by whom he had two sons - James of Coldrey & Sir Algernon of Greenwich - and two daughters before Jane died giving birth to a fourth son, Richard, in May 1615. He married secondly, on 3rd February 1616, at Bury St. Edmunds, Judith, daughter of Sir William Poley, of Boxted, Suffolk, by whom he had several daughters and three sons, Charles (b. 1619), Richard (1621–1644) & Baptist May (1628–1698).