Sir Edward Hales, 1st Baronet
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Sir Edward Hales, 1st Baronet (1576 - 1654) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
variously between 1625 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War
.
Hales was the son of William Hales of Tenterden and his wife Elizabeth Johnson, daughter of Paul Johnson of Fordwich. He was created baronet
by King James I
on 29 June 1611.
In 1625, Hales was elected Member of Parliament
for Queenborough
for one parliament and then in 1626 was elected MP for Kent
for one parliament. In April 1640 he was re-elected MP for Queenborough for the Short Parliament
. He was elected again in November 1640 for the Long Parliament
and held the seat until 1648 when he was excluded under Pride's Purge
.
Hales died at the age of 78.
Hales married firstly Deborah Harlakenden daughter of Martin Harlakenden of Woodchurch and through her acquired the Woodchurch estates. He married secondly estate Martha Cromer, daughter of Sir Matthew Carew, and widow of Sir James Cromer of Tunstall, Kent and through her acquired the Tunstall estates. He had children by his first wife including a son Sir John Hales who predeceased him and he was succeeded by his grandson Sir Edward Hales, 2nd Baronet . The latter was a Royalist and supporter of King Charles I, who attempted to raise an army for the King in Kent and was involved in an attempt to free the King when he was imprisoned at Carisbrooke Castle
. Having incurred the wrath of both parliament and his grandfather the future second baronet fled to the Netherlands.
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...
variously between 1625 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentarian side 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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Hales was the son of William Hales of Tenterden and his wife Elizabeth Johnson, daughter of Paul Johnson of Fordwich. He was created baronet
Hales Baronets
The Hales Baronetcy, is a title in the Baronetage of England. There were three Hales baronetcies. The oldest was created in 1611 for Edward Hales. He was a member of a Kent family. The second was created in 1660 for Robert Hales, MP for Hythe 1659, also of a Kent family. The third was created in...
by King James I
James I of England
James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...
on 29 June 1611.
In 1625, Hales 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 Queenborough
Queenborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Queenborough was a rotten borough situated on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent.From 1572 until it was abolished by the great reform act of 1832, it returned two Members of Parliament. The franchise was vested in the freemen of the town, of whom there were more than 300. Its electorate was therefore one...
for one parliament and then in 1626 was elected MP for Kent
Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
Kent was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Kent in southeast England. It returned two "knights of the shire" to the House of Commons by the bloc vote system from the year 1290...
for one parliament. In April 1640 he was re-elected MP for Queenborough for 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 elected again 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...
and held the seat until 1648 when he was 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...
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Hales died at the age of 78.
Hales married firstly Deborah Harlakenden daughter of Martin Harlakenden of Woodchurch and through her acquired the Woodchurch estates. He married secondly estate Martha Cromer, daughter of Sir Matthew Carew, and widow of Sir James Cromer of Tunstall, Kent and through her acquired the Tunstall estates. He had children by his first wife including a son Sir John Hales who predeceased him and he was succeeded by his grandson Sir Edward Hales, 2nd Baronet . The latter was a Royalist and supporter of King Charles I, who attempted to raise an army for the King in Kent and was involved in an attempt to free the King when he was imprisoned at Carisbrooke Castle
Carisbrooke Castle
Carisbrooke Castle is a historic motte-and-bailey castle located in the village of Carisbrooke, near Newport, Isle of Wight, England. Charles I was imprisoned at the castle in the months prior to his trial.-Early history:...
. Having incurred the wrath of both parliament and his grandfather the future second baronet fled to the Netherlands.