Sir Peter Temple, 2nd Baronet (1592–1653) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

House of Commons of England

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 from 1640 to 1653. He was a Parliamentarian

Roundhead

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 in the English Civil War

English Civil War

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Temple was the son of Sir Thomas Temple, 1st Baronet, of Stowe

Sir Thomas Temple, 1st Baronet, of Stowe

Sir Thomas Temple, 1st Baronet , was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.-Early life:Temple was born at Burton Dassett in Warwickshire, the eldest son of John Temple and Susan . As a child he moved with his father to Stowe House in Buckinghamshire...

 and his wife Hester Sandys, daughter of Miles Sandys

Miles Sandys

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In April 1640, Temple was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Buckingham

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 in the Short Parliament

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. He was also elected for Buckingham in November 1640 to the Long Parliament

Long Parliament

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. He was knighted in 1641 but took the side of the Parliamentarians and fought for them in the Civil War. He was nominated to serve as a judge on the court that tried Charles I

High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I

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, but never attended any sessions.

Temple married firstly Ann Throgmorton, daughter of Sir Arthur Throgmorton of Palesbury Northamptonshire and had two daughters. He married secondly Christian Leveson daughter of Sir John Leveson, and their son Richard Temple

Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Baronet

Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654 and from 1660 to 1697....

succeeded to the baronetcy.