Clipsby Crew

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Sir Clipsby Crew (1599 - June 1648) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1624 to 1626.

Crew was the elder son of Ranulph Crewe and his wife Julia Clipsby. He matriculated from St John's College, Cambridge at Easter 1616 and was admitted at Lincoln's Inn on 29 May 1619.^[1] He was of Crewe Hall and was knighted on 18 June 1620.^[2]

In 1624, Crew was elected Member of Parliament for Downton. He was re-elected MP for Downton in 1625. In 1626 he was elected MP for Callington.^[3]

Crew died at the age of 48.^[1]

Crew married and had sons Ralph, who was an artist killed in Paris, and John.^[1] His granddaughter Anne Crewe eventually succeeded to the inheritance She married John Offley of Madeley Old Manor, Staffordshire. Her greatgrandson was raised to the peerage as Baron Crewe of Crewe in 1806. Crew's brother John was also an MP in 1654

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Crew, Clippesby (CRW616C)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
↑ Knights of England
↑ Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 .... London. pp. 229–239.

Parliament of England
Preceded by Sir Carew Raleigh Thomas Hinton	Member of Parliament for Downton 1624-1625 With: Sir WIlliam Dodington 1624 Edward Herbert	Succeeded by Edward Herbert Sir William Tremhall
Preceded by Sir Richard Weston Thomas Wise	Member of Parliament for Callington 1626 With: John Rolle	Succeeded by John Rolle Sir Wiliam Constable

Persondata
Name	Crew, Clipsby
Alternative names
Short description	Member of the Parliament of England
Date of birth	1599
Place of birth
Date of death	June 1648
Place of death

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