Henry Belasyse (died 1667)
Sir Henry Belasyse KB (c. 1639 – August 1667) was the only son of John Belasyse, 1st Baron Belasyse, army officer and Member of the Parliament of England.
Biography
Belasyse was captain of foot in the garrison of Hull in 1660-62 and from 1665 to his death, as well as holding a lieutenant's commission for a few months during 1666 in the Duke of Buckingham's Regiment of Horse.
He was made a Knight of the Bath in 1661. In November 1666 was elected to Parliament for Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Nine months later he was killed in a drunken quarrel.[1]
Family
His widow Susan was created Baroness Belasyse of Osgodby for life in 1674, and their son Henry succeeded his grandfather as second and last Baron Belasyse of Worlaby in 1689.[1][2]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Watson 1983.
- ↑ Cokayne 1912, pp. 90-91.
References
- Watson, Paula (1983). "Belasyse, Sir Henry (c.1639-67), of Worlaby, Lincs.". In Henning, B. D. The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1660-1690.
- Cokayne, George Edward (1912). "Belasyse of Worlaby and Belasyse of Osgodby". In Gibbs, Vicary. The Complete Peerage: (Bass–Canning) II. pp. pages 90–91.
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by Adrian Scrope Gervase Holles |
Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby 1666 – 1667 With: Gervase Holles |
Succeeded by Gervase Holles Sir Philip Tyrwhitt, Bt |