Sir William Airmine, 1st Baronet
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Sir William Airmine, 1st Baronet (11 December 1593 – 10 April 1651), of Osgodby
in Lincolnshire
, was an English Member of Parliament
, and a leading member of the Long Parliament
during the English Civil War
.
in 1630 and High Sheriff of Huntingdonshire in 1639. He entered Parliament in 1621 as member for Boston
, representing that borough 1621-1622 and 1624-1625. He subsequently also represented Grantham
(1625 and 1641-1651) and Lincolnshire
(1626 and 1628-1629).
Airmine acted as assistant to the managers of the parliamentary impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham
in 1626. The following year he refused to collect an arbitrary "loan" which the King
had attempted to impose on Lincolnshire, and was imprisoned as a result. At the outbreak of the English Civil War
he declared for Parliament, and was sent on Parliament's behalf to discuss terms with the King in 1643. After the King's execution, he was elected a member of the Council of State
in 1649, and re-elected in 1650 and 1651.
Airmine's second wife was Mary Armine
(died 1675), daughter of Henry Talbot, son of the Earl of Shrewsbury
. She was a philanthropist who founded three hospitals, and also took an active interest in missionaries among Native Americans in England's colonies. By her, Sir William had one further child:
Osgodby, Lincolnshire
Osgodby is a village and civil parish in West Lindsey in the county of Lincolnshire, England.It is near to the A1103 and A46 two miles north-west of Market Rasen. The parish contains the small villages of Kingerby, Kirkby cum Osgodby, Osgodby itself, Usselby, and the hamlet of Bishop Bridge. To the...
in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, was an English 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,...
, and a leading member of 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...
during the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
.
Biography
Airmine was the son of Bartholomew Armine of Osgodby. He was created a baronet on 28 November 1619, and served as High Sheriff of LincolnshireHigh 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...
in 1630 and High Sheriff of Huntingdonshire in 1639. He entered Parliament in 1621 as member for Boston
Boston (UK Parliament constituency)
Boston was a parliamentary borough in Lincolnshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1547 until 1885, and then one member from 1885 until 1918, when the constituency was abolished.-History:...
, representing that borough 1621-1622 and 1624-1625. He subsequently also represented Grantham
Grantham (UK Parliament constituency)
Grantham was a Parliamentary constituency in Lincolnshire, England.The constituency was created in 1468 as a parliamentary borough which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until the union with Scotland, and then to the Parliament of Great Britain...
(1625 and 1641-1651) and 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:...
(1626 and 1628-1629).
Airmine acted as assistant to the managers of the parliamentary impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham KG was the favourite, claimed by some to be the lover, of King James I of England. Despite a very patchy political and military record, he remained at the height of royal favour for the first two years of the reign of Charles I, until he was assassinated...
in 1626. The following year he refused to collect an arbitrary "loan" which the King
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
had attempted to impose on Lincolnshire, and was imprisoned as a result. At the outbreak of the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
he declared for Parliament, and was sent on Parliament's behalf to discuss terms with the King in 1643. After the King's execution, he was elected a member of the Council of State
English Council of State
The English Council of State, later also known as the Protector's Privy Council, was first appointed by the Rump Parliament on 14 February 1649 after the execution of King Charles I....
in 1649, and re-elected in 1650 and 1651.
Family
Airmine married twice. His first wife was Martha (c. 1569-1602), daughter of Lord Eure, and they had six children:- Sir William Airmine, 2nd Baronet (1622-1658), MP for Cumberland, who succeeded to the baronetcy
- Colonel Theophilus Airmine (1623-1644)
- Sir Michael Airmine, 3rd Baronet (1625-1688), Sheriff of Lincolnshire
- Elizabeth Airmine (1621-1679), who married Sir Thomas StyleSir Thomas Style, 2nd BaronetSir Thomas Style, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1656 and 1659.Style was the son of Sir Thomas Style, 1st Baronet of Wateringbury, Kent and his wife Elizabeth Foulkes daughter of Robert Foulkes of Monchesning, Essex...
of Wateringbury - Anne Airmine (1624-1671), who married Sir Thomas BarnardistonSir Thomas Barnardiston, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Barnardiston, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1659. He fought on the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War....
of Great Cotes
Airmine's second wife was Mary Armine
Mary Armine
Lady Mary Armine, Airmine or Armyne , was a learned English gentlewoman and benefactor.Mary was the daughter of Henry Talbot, fourth son of George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury. Her first husband was Thomas Holcroft, Esq.; her second was Sir William Armyne, baronet, of Osgodby, Lincolnshire...
(died 1675), daughter of Henry Talbot, son of the Earl of Shrewsbury
George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury
George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, 6th Earl of Waterford, 12th Baron Talbot, KG, Earl Marshal was a 16th century English statesman.-Life:...
. She was a philanthropist who founded three hospitals, and also took an active interest in missionaries among Native Americans in England's colonies. By her, Sir William had one further child:
- Talbot Airmine (b.1630)