Robert Morley (MP for Bramber)

Robert Morley (died 1632) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1629.

Morley was a citizen of the City of London and a member of the Worshipful Company of Skinners.[1]

In 1621, Morley was elected Member of Parliament for Bramber and was re-elected MP for Bramber in 1624.[2] Also on 27 May 1625 Morley became an alderman for Dowgate in the City of London.[1] He was elected MP for Shoreham in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[2] Morley was High Sheriff of Sussex and High Sheriff of Surrey in 1631.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b : 'Chronological list of aldermen: 1601-1650', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III - 1912 (1908), pp. 47-75. Date accessed: 16 July 2011
  2. ^ a b c 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