James Huxley
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James Huxley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1660.
Huxley was the son of George Huxley of Edmonton
where he was baptised on 6 November 1614. He was admitted at Gray's Inn
in 1633. In 1640 he obtained a mortgage on the estate of Dornford in the parish of Wootton, West Oxfordshire
.The owners tried to sell the property to Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland
but the sale became a matter of dispute and Cary died. In 1653 Huxley paid off the various parties and acquired Dornford.
Huxley also lived at Oxford in a substantial house next to Pembroke College, Oxford
and became a freeman of Oxford on 14 March 1660. In 1660, he was elected Member of Parliament
for Oxford
in the Convention Parliament.
Huxley married Elizabeth Barkham, daughter of Sir William Barkham. They had daughters Jane who married Sir Nicholas Pelham
and Elizabeth who married Robert Cressett of Upton Cressett.
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...
in 1660.
Huxley was the son of George Huxley of Edmonton
Edmonton, London
Edmonton is an area in the east of the London Borough of Enfield, England, north-north-east of Charing Cross. It has a long history as a settlement distinct from Enfield.-Location:...
where he was baptised on 6 November 1614. He was admitted 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...
in 1633. In 1640 he obtained a mortgage on the estate of Dornford in the parish of Wootton, West Oxfordshire
Wootton, West Oxfordshire
Wootton is a village and civil parish on the River Glyme about north of Woodstock, Oxfordshire. The village is sometimes referred to as Wootton-by-Woodstock to distinguish it from Wootton, Vale of White Horse, which was in Berkshire but was transferred to Oxfordshire in the 1974 local authority...
.The owners tried to sell the property to Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland
Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland
Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland was an English author and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642...
but the sale became a matter of dispute and Cary died. In 1653 Huxley paid off the various parties and acquired Dornford.
Huxley also lived at Oxford in a substantial house next to Pembroke College, Oxford
Pembroke College, Oxford
Pembroke College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located in Pembroke Square. As of 2009, Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of £44.9 million.-History:...
and became a freeman of Oxford on 14 March 1660. In 1660, he 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 Oxford
Oxford (UK Parliament constituency)
Oxford was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. It comprised the city of Oxford in the county of Oxfordshire, and elected two Members of Parliament from its creation in 1295 until 1881...
in the Convention Parliament.
Huxley married Elizabeth Barkham, daughter of Sir William Barkham. They had daughters Jane who married Sir Nicholas Pelham
Nicholas Pelham
Sir Nicholas Pelham was a British politician.The third son of Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet , Pelham was educated at Christ Church, Oxford....
and Elizabeth who married Robert Cressett of Upton Cressett.