Robert Goodwin (Parliamentarian)
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Sir Robert Goodwin was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
at various times between 1626 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War
.
Goodwin was the son of Edward Goodwin of Horne, Surrey and his wife Susan Wallop, daughter of Richard Wallop of Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire. He was the brother of John Goodwin
.
In 1626, Goodwin was elected Member of Parliament
for East Grinstead
. He was re-elected MP for East Grinstead in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.
In April 1640, Goodwin was re-elected MP for East Grinstead in the Short Parliament
. He was re-elected MP for East Grinstead for the Long Parliament
in November 1640. In October 1642 he was sent by the House of Commons with Robert Reynolds
to Dublin as commissioner representing the parliament. They were allowed to be present at meetings of the Irish privy council with the connivance of the lords justices, and they tried to make a party for parliament among officers and officials. However they returned to England in 1643. He remained in the Rump Parliament
after Pride's Purge
. He was knighted in Dublin on 3 May 1658. In 1659 he was re-elected MP for East Grinstead in the Third Protectorate Parliament
. In 1659 he was one of five commissioners appointed to govern Ireland.
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...
at various times between 1626 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
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Goodwin was the son of Edward Goodwin of Horne, Surrey and his wife Susan Wallop, daughter of Richard Wallop of Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire. He was the brother of John Goodwin
John Goodwin (Parliamentarian)
John Goodwin was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various time between 1641 and 1660. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War....
.
In 1626, Goodwin 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 East Grinstead
East Grinstead (UK Parliament constituency)
East Grinstead was a parliamentary constituency in the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. It first existed as a Parliamentary borough from 1307, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons elected by the bloc vote system...
. He was re-elected MP for East Grinstead in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.
In April 1640, Goodwin was re-elected MP for East Grinstead 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....
. He was re-elected MP for East Grinstead 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...
in November 1640. In October 1642 he was sent by the House of Commons with Robert Reynolds
Robert Reynolds (Attorney General)
Sir Robert Reynolds was an English lawyer and Member of Parliament who served as Solicitor General and Attorney General during the Commonwealth period....
to Dublin as commissioner representing the parliament. They were allowed to be present at meetings of the Irish privy council with the connivance of the lords justices, and they tried to make a party for parliament among officers and officials. However they returned to England in 1643. He remained in the Rump Parliament
Rump Parliament
The Rump Parliament is the name of the English Parliament after Colonel Pride purged the Long Parliament on 6 December 1648 of those members hostile to the Grandees' intention to try King Charles I for high treason....
after Pride's Purge
Pride's Purge
Pride’s Purge is an event in December 1648, during the Second English Civil War, when troops under the command of Colonel Thomas Pride forcibly removed from the Long Parliament all those who were not supporters of the Grandees in the New Model Army and the Independents...
. He was knighted in Dublin on 3 May 1658. In 1659 he was re-elected MP for East Grinstead in the Third Protectorate Parliament
Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons...
. In 1659 he was one of five commissioners appointed to govern Ireland.