Edward Wardour
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Sir Edward Wardour (died 14 March 1645) was an English office holder and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1625.
Wardour was a native a Malmesbury and held the office of Clerk of the Pells.[1] He was knighted by the King at Whitehall on 20 July 1618.[2] In 1621, he was elected Member of Parliament for Malmesbury. He was re-elected MP for Malmesbury in 1624 and 1625.[3]
Wardour died in 1645 and was buried at All Saints Church, Oxford.[4]
Wardour married Jane Bowdler, who died on 20 January 1652 and was buried by him.[4]
References
- ↑ Robert E. Ruigh The Parliament of 1624: politics and foreign policy</]
- ↑ Knights of England
- ↑ 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 pp176-239
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Anthony Wood Survey of the Antiquities of Oxford
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Roger Dallyson Sir Neville Poole |
Member of Parliament for Malmesbury 1621-1625 With: Sir Henry Poole 1621-1622 Thomas Hatton 1624 Sir Henry Moody, 1st Baronet 1625 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry Moody, 1st Baronet Sir William Crofts |
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