Arnold Braemes
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Sir Arnold Braemes was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1660.
Braemes was of Flemish descent and became a merchat at Dover
. He was a Royalist and compounded locally for $800. In 1660, he was elected Member of Parliament
for Dover
in the Convention Parliament.He was knighted on 27 May 1660. He was the first manager of the Dover Harbour Board
.
Braemes lived at Bridge Place at Bridge, Kent
. He died at the age of 79.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
in 1660.
Braemes was of Flemish descent and became a merchat at Dover
Dover
Dover is a town and major ferry port in the home county of Kent, in South East England. It faces France across the narrowest part of the English Channel, and lies south-east of Canterbury; east of Kent's administrative capital Maidstone; and north-east along the coastline from Dungeness and Hastings...
. He was a Royalist and compounded locally for $800. In 1660, he was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Dover
Dover (UK Parliament constituency)
Dover is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
in the Convention Parliament.He was knighted on 27 May 1660. He was the first manager of the Dover Harbour Board
Port of Dover
The Port of Dover is the cross-channel port situated in Dover, south-east England. It is the nearest English port to France, at just away, and one of Europe's largest passenger ports, with 14 million travellers, 2.1 million lorries, 2.8 million cars and motorcycles and 86,000 coaches passing...
.
Braemes lived at Bridge Place at Bridge, Kent
Bridge, Kent
Bridge is a village and civil parish near Canterbury in Kent, South East England.Bridge village is situated in the Nailbourne valley in a rural setting on the old Roman road, Watling Street, formerly the main road between London and Dover...
. He died at the age of 79.