Hall Ravenscroft

Hall Ravenscroft (c. 1600 - c. 1673) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1660.

Ravenscroft was the son of John Ravenscroft of Horsham, Sussex and his wife Judith Ferne, daughter of George Ferne.[1]

In April 1640, Ravenscroft was elected Member of Parliament for Horsham in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Horsham in November 1640 for the Long Parliament and survived Pride's Purge to sit in the Rump Parliament until 1653.[2]

In May 1659 the Rump Parliament sat again and in 1660 Ravenscroft was re-elected MP for Horsham in the Convention Parliament.[3]

Ravenscroft married Eliza Sepley, daughter of John Sepley of Hickstead in the parish of Twineham, Sussex. Their only child was a daughter Elizabeth [1] who married Thomas Delves, son of Sir Henry Delves, 2nd Baronet.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b William Berry County Genealogies:Pedigrees of the families in the County of Sussex
  2. ^ Browne WIllis Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750 pp229-239
  3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)
  4. ^ The History and Antiquities of Horsham
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Parliament suspended since 1629		 Member of Parliament for Horsham
1640-1653
With: Thomas Middleton		 Succeeded by
Not represented in the Barebones Parliament
Preceded by
William Freeman
Henry Chowne		 Member of Parliament for Horsham
1659-1660
With: Thomas Middleton		 Succeeded by
Sir John Covert, Bt
Henry Chowne