Sir Christopher Yelverton, 1st Baronet
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Sir Christopher Yelverton, 1st Baronet (died 1654) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1640 to 1648.
Yelverton was the son of Henry Yelverton, a lawyer, and his wife Margaret Beale, daughter of Robert Beale. He was grandson of Christopher Yelverton
, who was Speaker of Parliament.
In November 1640, Yelverton was elected Member of Parliament
for Bossiney
in the Long Parliament
. He was created baronet
of Easton Mauduit in the County of Northampton
on 30 June 1641. Although not excluded under Pride's Purge
he did not sit in parliament after 1648.
Yelverton married Anne Twysden, daughter of Sir William Twysden, 1st Baronet
. Their son Sir Henry Yelverton, 2nd Baronet
inherited the baronetcy.
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 1640 to 1648.
Yelverton was the son of Henry Yelverton, a lawyer, and his wife Margaret Beale, daughter of Robert Beale. He was grandson of Christopher Yelverton
Christopher Yelverton
Sir Christopher Yelverton was an English judge and speaker of the House of Commons.-Early life:He was the third son of William Yelverton of Rougham, Norfolk...
, who was Speaker of Parliament.
In November 1640, Yelverton 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 Bossiney
Bossiney (UK Parliament constituency)
Bossiney was a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall, one of a number of Cornish rotten boroughs, and returned two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons from 1552 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
in 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 was created baronet
Yelverton Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Yelverton, both in the Baronetage of England.The Yelverton Baronetcy, of Rougham in the County of Norfolk, was created in the Baronetage of England on 31 May 1630 for William Yelverton...
of Easton Mauduit in the County of Northampton
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,...
on 30 June 1641. Although not excluded under 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 did not sit in parliament after 1648.
Yelverton married Anne Twysden, daughter of Sir William Twysden, 1st Baronet
Sir William Twysden, 1st Baronet
Sir William Twysden, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1628....
. Their son Sir Henry Yelverton, 2nd Baronet
Sir Henry Yelverton, 2nd Baronet
Sir Henry Yelverton, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660 and from 1664 to 1670....
inherited the baronetcy.