Robert Kirkham
Robert Kirkham (born c 1579) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in two parliaments between 1624 and 1629.
Kirkham was of Middlesex. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in February 1598, aged 18 and was awarded BA on 24 October 1601. He was a student of Lincoln's Inn in 1601.[1] In 1624, he was elected Member of Parliament for St Albans in the Happy Parliament. He was elected MP for St Albans again in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[2]
References
- ↑ 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Kandruth-Kyte', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 837-867. Date accessed: 15 March 2012
- ↑ 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 pp186-239
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Thomas Richardson Robert Shute |
Member of Parliament for St Albans 1624 With: Sir John Jennings |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Morrison, 1st Baronet John Laken |
| Preceded by Sir Charles Morrison, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Goring |
Member of Parliament for St Albans 1628-1629 With: Sir John Jennings |
Succeeded by Parliament suspended until 1640 |
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