Henry Compton (MP)
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Sir Henry Compton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
variously between 1601 and 1640.
Compton was the son of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton
of Warwickwickshire and his second wife Anne Spencer, daughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorp, Northamptonshire. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford
on 8 June 1599. He was of Lincoln's Inn
in 1602, and an associate of the bench in 1604. He was knighted to the Order of the Bath in 1603.
In 1601, Compton was elected Member of Parliament
for East Grinstead
and was re-elected in 1604, 1614 and 1621. He was then re-elected in 1625, 1626 and 1628, sitting until 1629, when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. In April 1640 he was re-elected MP for East Grinstead in the Short Parliament
.
Compton lived at Brambletye, Sussex
Compton married Cecily Sackville, daughter of Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset
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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...
variously between 1601 and 1640.
Compton was the son of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton
Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton
Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton was an English peer.Compton was the son of Peter Compton and his wife Anne, daughter of George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury, and a relative of Sir William Compton. In 1572 he was summoned to the House of Lords as Baron Compton, of Compton in the County of Warwick...
of Warwickwickshire and his second wife Anne Spencer, daughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorp, Northamptonshire. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
on 8 June 1599. He was of 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 1602, and an associate of the bench in 1604. He was knighted to the Order of the Bath in 1603.
In 1601, Compton 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 East Grinstead
East Grinstead (UK Parliament constituency)
East Grinstead was a parliamentary constituency in the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. It first existed as a Parliamentary borough from 1307, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons elected by the bloc vote system...
and was re-elected in 1604, 1614 and 1621. He was then re-elected in 1625, 1626 and 1628, sitting until 1629, when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. In April 1640 he was re-elected MP for East Grinstead in the Short Parliament
Short Parliament
The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks....
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Compton lived at Brambletye, Sussex
Compton married Cecily Sackville, daughter of Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset
Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset
Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset was an English aristocrat and politician, with humanist and commercial interests.-Life:He was the eldest son of Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, by Cecily, daughter of Sir John Baker...
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