Sir Roger Burgoyne, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Roger Burgoyne, 2nd Baronet (1618– 16 September 1677) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
at various times between 1641 and 1656.
Burgoyne was the son of Sir John Burgoyne, 1st Baronet
of Sutton, Bedfordshire
, and Wroxall
, Warwickshire and his wife Jane Kempe, daughter of Julius Kempe, of Spains Hall, Finchingfield, Essex. He was baptised at Wroxall on 10 March 1618. He was admitted at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
on 22 October 1634 and admitted at Lincoln's Inn
on 11 November 1637.
In 1641, Burgoyne was elected Member of Parliament
for Bedfordshire
in the Long Parliament
after the sitting MP was raised to the House of Lords. He was knighted on 18 July 1641 He sat in parliament until 1648 when he was excluded under Pride's Purge
. In 1656 he was elected MP for Warwickshire
in the Second Protectorate Parliament
.
Burgoyne succeeded to the baronetcy
on the death of his father in 1657 He presented Edward Stillingfleet
, later Bishop of Worcester
, to the rectory of Sutton, where Stillingfleet wrote his Originas Sacra, when he was a young man. Burgoyne was High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
in 1661.
Burgoyne died at the age of 59 and was buried in Sutton church.
Burgoyne married Anne Snelling, daughter of Charles Snelling, merchant of London, by whom he had several children. He married secondly Anne Robinson, daughter of John Robinson, of Dighton, Yorkshire, by whom he had further children. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son John.
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 1641 and 1656.
Burgoyne was the son of Sir John Burgoyne, 1st Baronet
Sir John Burgoyne, 1st Baronet
Sir John Burgoyne, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1645 to 1648. He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War....
of Sutton, Bedfordshire
Sutton, Bedfordshire
Sutton, Bedfordshire, is a small village and civil parish located to the south of Potton, England. Sutton falls under the postal town of Sandy and is also near the market town of Biggleswade.- History :...
, and Wroxall
Wroxall
Wroxall may refer to:*Wroxall, Isle of Wight, England*Wroxall, Warwickshire, England...
, Warwickshire and his wife Jane Kempe, daughter of Julius Kempe, of Spains Hall, Finchingfield, Essex. He was baptised at Wroxall on 10 March 1618. He was admitted at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary...
on 22 October 1634 and admitted at Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
on 11 November 1637.
In 1641, Burgoyne 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 Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Bedfordshire was a United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency, which elected two Members of Parliament from 1295 until 1885, when it was divided into two constituencies under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.-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...
after the sitting MP was raised to the House of Lords. He was knighted on 18 July 1641 He sat in parliament 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...
. In 1656 he was elected MP for Warwickshire
Warwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Warwickshire was a parliamentary constituency in the Warwickshire in England. It returned two Members of Parliament , traditionall known as knights of the shire, to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.-Boundaries and franchise:The...
in the Second Protectorate Parliament
Second Protectorate Parliament
The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons...
.
Burgoyne succeeded to the baronetcy
Burgoyne Baronets
There have been two creations of Baronetcies for members of the Burgoyne family.The Baronetcy of Burgoyne of Sutton was created in the Baronetage of England on 15 July 1641 for John Burgoyne of Sutton, Bedfordshire....
on the death of his father in 1657 He presented Edward Stillingfleet
Edward Stillingfleet
Edward Stillingfleet was a British theologian and scholar. Considered an outstanding preacher as well as a strong polemical writer defending Anglicanism, Stillingfleet was known as "the beauty of holiness" for his good looks in the pulpit, and was called by John Hough "the ablest man of his...
, later Bishop of Worcester
Bishop of Worcester
The Bishop of Worcester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury, England. He is the head of the Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury...
, to the rectory of Sutton, where Stillingfleet wrote his Originas Sacra, when he was a young man. Burgoyne was High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
-1066–1125:*1066-c.1084: Ansculf de Picquigny*Ralph Taillebois*Hugh de Belcamp*1124 Richard of WinchesterFrom 1125 through the end of 1575, appointees to the shrievalty held the joint office of High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.-1575–1599:...
in 1661.
Burgoyne died at the age of 59 and was buried in Sutton church.
Burgoyne married Anne Snelling, daughter of Charles Snelling, merchant of London, by whom he had several children. He married secondly Anne Robinson, daughter of John Robinson, of Dighton, Yorkshire, by whom he had further children. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son John.