Sir Nathaniel Barnardiston (1588 - 25 July 1653) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

House of Commons of England

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  variously between 1628 and 1648.

Barnardiston was the son of Sir Thomas Barnardiston of Witham Essex and his wife Mary Knight, daughter of Sir RIchard Knight. He was High Sheriff of Suffolk

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 in 1625.

In 1628 Barnardiston was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Suffolk

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 and held the seat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. In April 1640, he was re-elected MP for Suffolk in the Short Parliament

Short Parliament

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 and again in November 1640 for the Long Parliament

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. He is not recorded as sitting after Pride's Purge

Pride's Purge

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 in 1648.

Barnardiston died at the age of 65.

Barnardiston married Jane Soame daughter of SIr Peter Soame, Lord Mayor of London. Their sons Thomas

Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 1st Baronet

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 and Samuel

Sir Samuel Barnardiston, 1st Baronet

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both became MPs and baronets.