Sir Edward Hussey, 1st Baronet
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Sir Edward Hussey, 1st Baronet (10 October 1585 – 22 March 1648) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England
in 1640. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War
.
Hussey was the son of Sir Charles Hussey of Honington and his wife Ellen Birch, daughter of Lord Chief Baron Birch. He was created a Baronet, of Honington in the County of Huntingdon, on 19 June 1611. In 1618 he was High Sheriff of Lincolnshire
and had the role again in 1638.
In April 1640, Hussey was elected Member of Parliament
for Lincolnshire
in the Short Parliament
.
Hussey fought for the King in the Civil War and was one of those disqualified from public office under the Treaty of Uxbridge
.
Hussey married Elizabeth Auton, daughter of George Auton and had four sons and five daughters. His son Thomas
died in 1641 and Hussey was succeeded in the baronetcy by his grandson Thomas. Another grandson William
was an ambassador under William III.
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...
in 1640. He supported the Royalist 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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Hussey was the son of Sir Charles Hussey of Honington and his wife Ellen Birch, daughter of Lord Chief Baron Birch. He was created a Baronet, of Honington in the County of Huntingdon, on 19 June 1611. In 1618 he was High Sheriff of Lincolnshire
High Sheriff of Lincolnshire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Lincolnshire.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred...
and had the role again in 1638.
In April 1640, Hussey 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 Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Lincolnshire was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1290 until 1832.-History:...
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....
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Hussey fought for the King in the Civil War and was one of those disqualified from public office under the Treaty of Uxbridge
Treaty of Uxbridge
The Treaty of Uxbridge of early 1645 was a significant but abortive negotiation to try to end the First English Civil War.-Background:Parliament drew up 27 articles in November 1644 and presented them to Charles I of England at Oxford. Much input into these Propositions of Uxbridge was from...
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Hussey married Elizabeth Auton, daughter of George Auton and had four sons and five daughters. His son Thomas
Thomas Hussey (Grantham MP)
Thomas Hussey was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Hussey was the son of Sir Edward Hussey, 1st Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Auton, daughter of George Auton....
died in 1641 and Hussey was succeeded in the baronetcy by his grandson Thomas. Another grandson William
William Hussey (English diplomat)
Sir William Hussey was English ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.Hussey was the son of Thomas Hussey and his wife Rhoda Chapman, daughter of Thomas Chapman, of London...
was an ambassador under William III.