Miles Fleetwood
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Sir Miles Fleetwood of Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire
( died 8 March 1641) was receiver of the court of wards and politician who sat in the House of Commons
variously between 1614 and 1641.
Fleetwood was the son of Sir William Fleetwood (d. after 1610) of Ealing and Cranford, Middlesex, who was receiver-general of the court of wards and liveries until he was sequestered from this office in 1609. Fleetwood was admitted to Gray's Inn
on 9 January 1588. In 1602 he was knighted in Dublin by Lord Blount, the Lord Deputy of Ireland
. In 1604 Miles had been granted a reversion
on the office of receiver-general of the court of wards and liveries on the death of his father, but because of the sequestration he obtained the position on 22 March 1610 which was before his fathers death. Fleetwood made the office profitable enough that by 1618 he was lending money to the Crown
.
In 1614 he was elected Member of Parliament
for Huntingdon
, in 1621 for Westbury
and in 1624 for Launceston
. In 1625 and 1626 he was elected to represent Newton, Lancashire
In April 1640 he was elected as one of the members of parliament for Hindon
in the Short Parliament
and was re-elected in November 1640 for the Long Parliament
. He held the seat until his death in 1641. His financial interests and those of King Charles I
were thoroughly intertwined and he remained a strong supporter of the King throughout his life.
In 1599 Fleetwood married Anne, daughter of Nicholas Luke of Woodend, Bedfordshire. They had three notable sons, the eldest of whom was Sir William Fleetwood of Aldwinkle (b. 1603–1674), who succeeded to his father's estates and office, and supported the Royalist cause in the Civil War. George
, the second son, sought his fortune in the service of Sweden. Charles
, the parliamentary general, who appears to have been much younger than his brothers, was left by his father an annuity of £60, chargeable on the estate of Sir William Fleetwood. His daughter Dorothy married Sir Robert Cooke
, a knight of the shire for Gloucestershire.
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
( died 8 March 1641) was receiver of the court of wards and politician who sat in the House of Commons
House of Commons of England
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variously between 1614 and 1641.
Fleetwood was the son of Sir William Fleetwood (d. after 1610) of Ealing and Cranford, Middlesex, who was receiver-general of the court of wards and liveries until he was sequestered from this office in 1609. Fleetwood was admitted to 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 9 January 1588. In 1602 he was knighted in Dublin by Lord Blount, the Lord Deputy of Ireland
Lord Deputy of Ireland
The Lord Deputy was the King's representative and head of the Irish executive under English rule, during the Lordship of Ireland and later the Kingdom of Ireland...
. In 1604 Miles had been granted a reversion
Reversion (law)
A reversion is a type of "remainder" interest created when incomplete ownership in property is alienated subject to a condition subsequent. Upon the fulfillment of the condition subsequent, the incomplete possessory rights cease to exist and exclusive ownership returns to the holder of the...
on the office of receiver-general of the court of wards and liveries on the death of his father, but because of the sequestration he obtained the position on 22 March 1610 which was before his fathers death. Fleetwood made the office profitable enough that by 1618 he was lending money to the Crown
The Crown
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.
In 1614 he was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Huntingdon
Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)
Huntingdon is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, in 1621 for Westbury
Westbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Westbury was a parliamentary constituency in Wiltshire from 1449 to 2010. It was represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, and then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801...
and in 1624 for Launceston
Launceston (UK Parliament constituency)
Launceston, also known at some periods as Dunheved, was a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, and one member from 1832 until 1918...
. In 1625 and 1626 he was elected to represent Newton, Lancashire
Newton (UK Parliament constituency)
Newton was a parliamentary borough in the county of Lancashire, in England. It was represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1559 to 1706 then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
In April 1640 he was elected as one of the members of parliament for Hindon
Hindon (UK Parliament constituency)
Hindon was a parliamentary borough consisting of the village of Hindon in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1448 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act...
in 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....
and 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...
. He held the seat until his death in 1641. His financial interests and those of King Charles I
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
were thoroughly intertwined and he remained a strong supporter of the King throughout his life.
In 1599 Fleetwood married Anne, daughter of Nicholas Luke of Woodend, Bedfordshire. They had three notable sons, the eldest of whom was Sir William Fleetwood of Aldwinkle (b. 1603–1674), who succeeded to his father's estates and office, and supported the Royalist cause in the Civil War. George
George Fleetwood (Swedish general)
-Life:He was second son of Sir Miles Fleetwood of Cranford and Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire, receiver of the court of wards, and brother of Charles Fleetwood, the parliamentary general. George was baptised at Cople, Bedfordshire, 30 June 1605...
, the second son, sought his fortune in the service of Sweden. Charles
Charles Fleetwood
Charles Fleetwood was an English Parliamentary soldier and politician, Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1652–55, where he enforced the Cromwellian Settlement. At the Restoration he was included in the Act of Indemnity as among the twenty liable to penalties other than capital, and was finally...
, the parliamentary general, who appears to have been much younger than his brothers, was left by his father an annuity of £60, chargeable on the estate of Sir William Fleetwood. His daughter Dorothy married Sir Robert Cooke
Robert Cooke (Parliamentarian)
Sir Robert Cooke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1643. He served in the Parliamentarian army in the English Civil War....
, a knight of the shire for Gloucestershire.