Sir Lionel Tollemache, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Lionel Tollemache, 2nd Baronet (1591 – 6 September 1640) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
at various times between 1621 and 1629.
Tollemache was the son of Sir Lionel Tollemache, 1st Baronet of of Helmingham Hall
and his wife Katharine Cromwell, daughter of Henry Cromwell, 2nd Baron Cromwell
and was baptised at Helmingham
on 15 August 1591. He was knighted at Whitehall on 15 November 1612 and succeeded to the baronetcy
and Helmingham on the death of his father in 1621.
In 1621, Tollemache was elected Member of Parliament
for Orford
. He was a Privy Councillor to James I. and Charles I. In 1628 he was elected MP for Orford again and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.
Tollemache died in his 49th year, and was buried at Helmingham where there is a monument.
Tollemache married Elizabeth Stanhope, daughter of John Stanhope, 1st Baron Stanhope
of Harrington, in about 1620. His son Lionel succeeded to 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...
at various times between 1621 and 1629.
Tollemache was the son of Sir Lionel Tollemache, 1st Baronet of of Helmingham Hall
Helmingham Hall
Helmingham Hall is a moated manor house in Helmingham, Suffolk, England. It was begun by John Tollemache in 1480 and has been owned by the Tollemache family ever since. The house is built around a courtyard in typical late medieval/Tudor style....
and his wife Katharine Cromwell, daughter of Henry Cromwell, 2nd Baron Cromwell
Henry Cromwell, 2nd Baron Cromwell
Henry Cromwell, 2nd Baron Cromwell of Oakham was an English peer.-Family and peerage:Cromwell was the eldest son of Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell of Oakham and Elizabeth Seymour, sister of Jane Seymour, the third wife of Henry VIII, King of England...
and was baptised at Helmingham
Helmingham
Helmingham is a village in Suffolk, England, 12 miles east of Stowmarket, and 12 miles north of Ipswich. It has a population of 170. It retains the same name by which it was recorded in Domesday....
on 15 August 1591. He was knighted at Whitehall on 15 November 1612 and succeeded to the baronetcy
Tollemache Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for people with the surname Tollemache , one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain....
and Helmingham on the death of his father in 1621.
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 Orford
Orford (UK Parliament constituency)
Orford was a constituency of the House of Commons. Consisting of the town of Orford in Suffolk, it elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote version of the first past the post system of election until it was disenfranchised in 1832.-History:...
. He was a Privy Councillor to James I. and Charles I. In 1628 he was elected MP for Orford again and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.
Tollemache died in his 49th year, and was buried at Helmingham where there is a monument.
Tollemache married Elizabeth Stanhope, daughter of John Stanhope, 1st Baron Stanhope
John Stanhope, 1st Baron Stanhope
John Stanhope, 1st Baron Stanhope of Harrington was an English courtier, politician and peer.-Life:He was the third son of Sir Michael Stanhope, born in Yorkshire, but brought up in Nottinghamshire after his father's attainder for treason in 1552...
of Harrington, in about 1620. His son Lionel succeeded to the baronetcy.