William Strode (died 1676)
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Sir William Strode was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1660 to 1676.
Strode was the eldest son of Sir Richard Strode
of Newnham and Chalmington
, Dorset and his second wife Elizabeth Erle, daughter of Thomas Erle of Charborough, Dorset. He was baptised on 18 December 1614. He entered Middle Temple
in 1632. During the Civil War he kept out of the conflict and in 1644 he went abroad. He was on very bad terms with his father but in around 1654 his father had to make over the estate at Newnham to him.
In April 1660, Strode was elected Member of Parliament
for Plympton Erle
for the Convention Parliament. He became J.P.
for Devon in July 1660 and became a commissioner for assessment in August 1660. He took little part in parliament but on 6 November 1660 he proposed a message of congratulation to the Queen Mother when she returned from France. He was knighted on 5 December 1660.
In 1661, Strode was re-elected MP for Plympton Erle for the Cavalier Parliament
and sat until his death in 1676. He was a commissioner for corporations from 1662 to 1663 and was recorder of Plympton Erle from around 1663 until his death. He was a commissioner for recusants for Devon in 1675. He died at the age of 61 and was buried at Plympton St Mary.
Strode married firstly Anne Button, daughter of Sir William Button of Parkgate, Tawstock
, Devon on 25 November 1636 and had a son and two daughters. He married secondly Blanche Kekewich daughter of William Kekewich of Catchfrench
, Cornwall on 19 October 1647 and had seven sons and a daughter. His wife died in 1665.
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...
from 1660 to 1676.
Strode was the eldest son of Sir Richard Strode
Richard Strode (died 1669)
Sir Richard Strode was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1604 and 1640....
of Newnham and Chalmington
Chalmington
Chalmington is a small hamlet close to the village of Cattistock, in west Dorset, England....
, Dorset and his second wife Elizabeth Erle, daughter of Thomas Erle of Charborough, Dorset. He was baptised on 18 December 1614. He 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 1632. During the Civil War he kept out of the conflict and in 1644 he went abroad. He was on very bad terms with his father but in around 1654 his father had to make over the estate at Newnham to him.
In April 1660, Strode 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 Plympton Erle
Plympton Erle (UK Parliament constituency)
Plympton Erle, also spelt Plympton Earle, was a parliamentary borough in Devon. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-1295-1640:-1640-1832:...
for the Convention Parliament. He became J.P.
Justice of the Peace
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for Devon in July 1660 and became a commissioner for assessment in August 1660. He took little part in parliament but on 6 November 1660 he proposed a message of congratulation to the Queen Mother when she returned from France. He was knighted on 5 December 1660.
In 1661, Strode was re-elected MP for Plympton Erle for the Cavalier Parliament
Cavalier Parliament
The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter century reign of Charles II of England...
and sat until his death in 1676. He was a commissioner for corporations from 1662 to 1663 and was recorder of Plympton Erle from around 1663 until his death. He was a commissioner for recusants for Devon in 1675. He died at the age of 61 and was buried at Plympton St Mary.
Strode married firstly Anne Button, daughter of Sir William Button of Parkgate, Tawstock
Tawstock
Tawstock is a village and civil parish in North Devon in the English county of Devon. It has a population of 2,093.-Parish Church:St Peter's church is, unusually for Devon, a church largely of the 14th century. The plan is cruciform and the site is in the former park of the Earls of Bath...
, Devon on 25 November 1636 and had a son and two daughters. He married secondly Blanche Kekewich daughter of William Kekewich of Catchfrench
Catchfrench
Catchfrench is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, UK. It is about two miles north of Hessenford....
, Cornwall on 19 October 1647 and had seven sons and a daughter. His wife died in 1665.