Sir Edward Duke, 1st Baronet

Sir Edward Duke, 1st Baronet ((c1604 - 1671) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1640.

Duke was the son of Ambrose Duke of Benhall and his wife Elizabeth Calthrop, daughter of Bartholemew Calthrop of Suffolk. His father died in 1610 and he inherited the estates of Benhall Suffolk.[1] He was High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1638 when he also built a new mansion a Benhall.[2]

In April 1640, Duke was elected Member of Parliament for Orford.[3] He was knighted and made a commissioner of array.

In 1661 Duke was created a baronet of Benhall and Brampton by King Charles II.

Duke married Ellenor Panton, daughter of John Panton of Westminster and of Brunslip, Denbighshireand had 29 children. His son John succeeded to the baronetcy and was also MP for Orford.[4] His daughter Elizabeth married Nathaniel Bacon and as he had forbidden the match she cut her off without a penny.But Thomas Bacon, and after Sir Edward's death, her brother John, made ample provision for the young couple. [5]

References

  1. ^ John Burke, John Bernard Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies
  2. ^ The Village of Benhall, Suffolk, England
  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
  4. ^ Basil Duke Henning The House of Commons, 1660-1690, Volume 1
  5. ^ The Project Gutenberg eBook of Bacon's Rebellion, 1676, by Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Parliament suspended since 1629		 Member of Parliament for Orford
1640
With: Sir Charles Legross		 Succeeded by
Sir William Playters Bt
Sir Charles Legross