James Wriothesley, Lord Wriothesley

James Wriothesley, Lord Wriothesley (1 March 1605 – 5 November 1624) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622.

Wriothesley was the son of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton and his wife Elizabeth Vernon[1] and was baptised on 26 March 1605 in the Chapel Royal, Greenwich.[2] In 1621, he was elected Member of Parliament for Callington. He was elected MP for Winchester in 1624.[3]

Wriothesley died at Roosendaal, Netherlands, at the age of 19 and was buried at Titchfield on 28 December 1624.[2]

References

  1. ^ the Peerage.com
  2. ^ a b Titchfield History Society
  3. ^ 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
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Henry Rolle
Humphrey Weare		 Member of Parliament for Callington
1621–1622
With: Henry Rolle		 Succeeded by
Henry Rolle
Sir Edward Seymour
Preceded by
Richard Tichborne
Sir Thomas Philips		 Member of Parliament for Winchester
1624
With: Richard Tichborne		 Succeeded by
Richard Tichborne
Robert Mason