Edward Kyrton

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Edward Kyrton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1642. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.

Kyrton lived at Castle Cary, and was steward to the Marquis of Hertford.^[1] In 1624 Kyrton was elected Member of Parliament for Ludgershall. He was elected MP for Marlborough in 1625 and 1626. In 1628 he was elected MP for Great Bedwyn and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.

In April 1640, Kyrton was elected MP for Milborne Port in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Milborne Port in November 1640 for the Long Parliament.^[2] Kyrton support the King and was disabled from sitting in August 1642.

After the Battle of Worcester the young King Charles II stopped with Kyrton at Castle Cary during his flight to France.^[1]

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Parliament of England
Preceded by Alexander Choke William Sotwell	Member of Parliament for Ludgershall 1624 With: William Sotwell	Succeeded by Robert Pye Sir Robert Hinton
Preceded by Sir Francis Seymour Richard Digges	Member of Parliament for Marlborough 1625-1626 With: Richard Digges	Succeeded by Richard Digges Henry Piercy
Preceded by John Selden Sir Maurice Berkeley	Member of Parliament for Great Bedwyn 1628-1629 With: John Trevor	Succeeded by Parliament suspended until 1640
Preceded by Parliament suspended since 1629	Member of Parliament for Milborne Port 1640 With: Thomas Erle 1640 John Digby 1640-1642	Succeeded by William Carent Thomas Grove

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