Edmund Petty
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Edmund Petty was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1660.
Petty was the son of Maximilian Petty of Thame
, Oxfordshire, and his first wife Elizabeth Waller, daughter of Robert Waller of Beaconsfield. He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford aged 15 on 22 January 1636. He entered Lincoln's Inn
in 1637 and was called to the bar in 1644. He was recorder of Wycombe by 1651.
In 1660, Petty was elected Member of Parliament
for Wycombe
for the Convention Parliament. He only spoke once in parliament and was not re-elected in 1661.
Petty died at the age of 60 and was buried at Wycombe.
Petty married Frances and had a son and three daughters.
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.
Petty was the son of Maximilian Petty of Thame
Thame
Thame is a town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about southwest of the Buckinghamshire town of Aylesbury. It derives its toponym from the River Thame which flows past the north side of the town....
, Oxfordshire, and his first wife Elizabeth Waller, daughter of Robert Waller of Beaconsfield. He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford aged 15 on 22 January 1636. He entered Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
in 1637 and was called to the bar in 1644. He was recorder of Wycombe by 1651.
In 1660, Petty 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 Wycombe
Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency)
Wycombe is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It currently elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of elections....
for the Convention Parliament. He only spoke once in parliament and was not re-elected in 1661.
Petty died at the age of 60 and was buried at Wycombe.
Petty married Frances and had a son and three daughters.