Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet (September 1597–1654) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England
variously between 1621 and 1654. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War
.
Pelham was the son of Sir Thomas Pelham, 1st Baronet and his wife Mary Walsingham.
Pelham was elected Member of Parliament
for East Grinstead
in 1621 and held the seat to 1622. In 1624 he was elected M.P. for Sussex
in the last parliament of King James I and was re-elected in 1625 in the first parliament of King Charles I. He succeeded to the baronetcy of Laughton, co. Sussex on the death of his father on 2 December 1624.
In April 1640, Pelham was elected Member of Parliament
for Sussex
in the Short Parliament
. He was re-elected in November 1640 for the Long Parliament
. In 1654, he was re-elected with his son among others for Sussex in the First Protectorate Parliament
.
Pelham died at the age of 57 and was buried on 28 August 1654.
Pelham married, firstly, Mary Wilbraham, daughter of Sir Roger Wilbraham. His second wife was Judith Honeywood, daughter of Sir Robert Honeywood. He married thirdly on 3 June 1640 at Lambeth, London Margaret Vane, daughter of Sir Henry Vane His son John
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...
variously between 1621 and 1654. 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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Pelham was the son of Sir Thomas Pelham, 1st Baronet and his wife Mary Walsingham.
Pelham 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 East Grinstead
East Grinstead (UK Parliament constituency)
East Grinstead was a parliamentary constituency in the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. It first existed as a Parliamentary borough from 1307, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons elected by the bloc vote system...
in 1621 and held the seat to 1622. In 1624 he was elected M.P. for Sussex
Sussex (UK Parliament constituency)
Sussex was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
in the last parliament of King James I and was re-elected in 1625 in the first parliament of King Charles I. He succeeded to the baronetcy of Laughton, co. Sussex on the death of his father on 2 December 1624.
In April 1640, Pelham 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 Sussex
Sussex (UK Parliament constituency)
Sussex was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
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....
. He was re-elected 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...
. In 1654, he was re-elected with his son among others for Sussex in the First Protectorate Parliament
First Protectorate Parliament
The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House....
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Pelham died at the age of 57 and was buried on 28 August 1654.
Pelham married, firstly, Mary Wilbraham, daughter of Sir Roger Wilbraham. His second wife was Judith Honeywood, daughter of Sir Robert Honeywood. He married thirdly on 3 June 1640 at Lambeth, London Margaret Vane, daughter of Sir Henry Vane His son John
Sir John Pelham, 3rd Baronet
Sir John Pelham, 3rd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1644 and 1698.Pelham was the son of Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet and his wife Mary Wilbraham....
succeeded to the baronetcy.