Roger Pepys
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Roger Pepys was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1661 to 1678.
Pepys was born at Heydon, Norfolk
, the son of Talbot Pepys
of Impington, Cambridgeshire and his wife Beatrice Castell, daughter of John Castell of Raveningham, Norfolk. He was educated at The Perse School
Cambridge under Mr Lovering and was admitted at Christ's College, Cambridge
on 17 April 1635. He was admitted at the Middle Temple
on 4 November 1634 and was called to the bar in 1641. His cousin Samuel Pepys
considered him to be too simple to be a useful lawyer. He became recorder of Cambridge
in 1660 when his father gave up that position.
In 1661, Pepys was elected Member of Parliament
for Cambridge
in the Cavalier Parliament
and sat until 1678. He was active in various bills in his early years in the house, particulary the plague bill in 1665. He objected to the precedence given to the vice-chancellor of Cambridge University over the mayor, and acted as teller for an amendment. He was chairman in regard to the bills for establishing the London Fire Court and against atheism and profanity. He stood at the election in 1679 but was defeated.
He became a bencher of his Inn in 1664. In 1679 he was removed from his post as recorder "for acting in conjunction with the factious party against the court and loyal interest."
Pepys died at the af of 71 and was buried at Impington.
Pepys married four times. He married firstly Anne Banks, daughter of Luke Banks of Beck Hall, Giggleswick. He married secondly Barbara Bacon, daughter of Francis Bacon of Norwich and had four sons and two daughters. Through his third wife Parnele Duke, daughter of John Duke, of Worlingham, Suffolk, he inherited the Manor of Diss, Norfolk. He married fourthly Esther Conyers, widow of Rev, Richard Conyers and daughter of Bernard Dickenson of Westminster. His son John was later MP for Cambridge. His daughters Bab and Betty were referred to in the diary of his cousin
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...
from 1661 to 1678.
Pepys was born at Heydon, Norfolk
Heydon, Norfolk
Heydon, Norfolk, is an English village in the county of Norfolk and district of Broadland.Heydon is about five miles north of Reepham, and has no through road, making it isolated except from the south...
, the son of Talbot Pepys
Talbot Pepys
Talbot Pepys was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1625.Pepys was the youngest son of John Pepys of Cottenham, Cambridgeshire and his wife Edith Talbot. He was baptised at Impington on 2 April 1583. His mother died five months after his birth...
of Impington, Cambridgeshire and his wife Beatrice Castell, daughter of John Castell of Raveningham, Norfolk. He was educated at The Perse School
The Perse School
The Perse Upper School is an independent secondary co-educational day school in Cambridge, England. The school was founded in 1615 by Dr Stephen Perse, a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and has existed on several different sites in the city before its present home on Hills...
Cambridge under Mr Lovering and was admitted at Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
on 17 April 1635. He was admitted at the Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
on 4 November 1634 and was called to the bar in 1641. His cousin Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys FRS, MP, JP, was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament who is now most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man...
considered him to be too simple to be a useful lawyer. He became recorder of Cambridge
Cambridge
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in 1660 when his father gave up that position.
In 1661, Pepys was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Cambridge
Cambridge (UK Parliament constituency)
Cambridge is a parliamentary 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 voting system....
in the Cavalier Parliament
Cavalier Parliament
The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter century reign of Charles II of England...
and sat until 1678. He was active in various bills in his early years in the house, particulary the plague bill in 1665. He objected to the precedence given to the vice-chancellor of Cambridge University over the mayor, and acted as teller for an amendment. He was chairman in regard to the bills for establishing the London Fire Court and against atheism and profanity. He stood at the election in 1679 but was defeated.
He became a bencher of his Inn in 1664. In 1679 he was removed from his post as recorder "for acting in conjunction with the factious party against the court and loyal interest."
Pepys died at the af of 71 and was buried at Impington.
Pepys married four times. He married firstly Anne Banks, daughter of Luke Banks of Beck Hall, Giggleswick. He married secondly Barbara Bacon, daughter of Francis Bacon of Norwich and had four sons and two daughters. Through his third wife Parnele Duke, daughter of John Duke, of Worlingham, Suffolk, he inherited the Manor of Diss, Norfolk. He married fourthly Esther Conyers, widow of Rev, Richard Conyers and daughter of Bernard Dickenson of Westminster. His son John was later MP for Cambridge. His daughters Bab and Betty were referred to in the diary of his cousin