Tristram Conyers
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Tristram Conyers was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1660.
Conyers was the son of William Conyers of Copthall, Essex and his wife Mary Hervey, daughter of Sir Francis Hervey. He was educated at Merchant Taylor's School and later entered Middle Temple
.
In 1660, Conyers was elected Member of Parliament
for Maldon
in the Convention Parliament. He became a serjeant at law on 29 January 1674.
Conyers died at the age of 64
Conyers married Winefred Gerard, daughter of Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet of Harrow on the Hill
. His son Sir Gerard Conyers was Lord Mayor of London.
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...
in 1660.
Conyers was the son of William Conyers of Copthall, Essex and his wife Mary Hervey, daughter of Sir Francis Hervey. He was educated at Merchant Taylor's School and later entered Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
.
In 1660, Conyers 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 Maldon
Maldon (UK Parliament constituency)
Maldon is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
in the Convention Parliament. He became a serjeant at law on 29 January 1674.
Conyers died at the age of 64
Conyers married Winefred Gerard, daughter of Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet of Harrow on the Hill
Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet of Harrow on the Hill
Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet of Harrow on the Hill , was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1660...
. His son Sir Gerard Conyers was Lord Mayor of London.