Edward Norreys

Sir Edward Norreys (or Norris) (died 1603) was a 16th century Governor of Ostend and English Member of Parliament.

Norreys was the third son of Henry Norris, 1st Baron Norreys and his wife, Lady Margery Williams, then of Wytham in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire). He was elected as Member of Parliament for Abingdon in the Parliaments of 1584–1585 and 1588–1589. Like his more famous brother, Sir John Norreys, Edward became a distinguished soldier, fighting in the Netherlands. He was knighted by the Earl of Leicester in 1586 and was appointed Governor of Ostend in 1590. Dudley Carleton was his secretary. In England, Sir Edward lived on a small estate at Englefield in Berkshire. He died there in October 1603.

References

"Norris, Edward (d.1603)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
Robert H O'Byrne (1948). The Representative History of Great Britain and Ireland, Part II - Berkshire. London: John Ollivier.

Parliament of England
Preceded by Richard Beake	Member of Parliament for Abingdon 1584–1585	Succeeded by Miles Sandys
Preceded by Miles Sandys	Member of Parliament for Abingdon 1588–1589	Succeeded by William Braunche
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Preceded by Sir Henry Neville	Custos Rotulorum of Berkshire 1601–1603	Succeeded by Sir Henry Neville

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Name	Norreys, Edward
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Date of death	1603
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