Hugh Courtenay (MP)
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Hugh Courtenay was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1653. He was an active parliamentary officer in the English Civil War
.
Courtenay was created MA at Oxford University on 21 May 1649. He was Quarter-Master General in February 1650. He was appointed Deputy Governor of Beaumaris Castle
on 30 August 1650 and received a commission to be "captain of a troop of horse of the Militia Forces to be raised in cos. Carnarvon and Anglesea" on 9 November 1650. He was Quarter-Master General again in 1651, and was Governor of Anglesea in 1651. The Council of State appointed him a Militia Commissioner for North Wales on 22 March 1651. He was granted a pass to go to Holland on 6 November 1652.
In 1653, Courtenay was nominated one of the representatives for Wales in the Barebones Parliament
. He attended 88 times out of 242 meetings. The Whitehall Committee was ordered on 8 July 1653 to put him and others into possession of the house late Dennis Bond. He was added to the Committee for the Mint on 27 July 1653, and served upon other Committees.
Courtenay gave offence to the Council of State in 1654 or later, and was imprisoned with Major-General Harrison. The Council ordered their release on 19 February 1656 but the warrants for their release were " stayed till further orders " on 7 March. There were further orders on 14 October 1656 for " Hugh Courtney, prisoner in the Isle of Wight, to be discharged," and on 27 September 1658 for his release. On 14 July 1659 Col. John Jones asked the Committee of Safety " for Hugh Courtney who was Governor of Beaumaris before Parliament interrupted to be Governor" the place being now under Jones's command," but the committee left the matter " to be considered."
On 13 April 1660 the Council of State issued a warrant to Serjeant Norfolk to apprehend Courtenay and bring him in custody before the Council, and the next day ordered the Serjeant by another warrant to receive into custody in Lambeth House, Adjutant General William Allen and Hugh Courtney "for endeavouring to debauch some of the soldiers from their obedience, and otherwise suspected of being dangerous to the State". On 19 June 1661 Secretary Nicholas ordered their release from the Gatehouse, on security of £1,000 to leave the kingdom within 15 days.
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 1653. He was an active parliamentary officer in the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
.
Courtenay was created MA at Oxford University on 21 May 1649. He was Quarter-Master General in February 1650. He was appointed Deputy Governor of Beaumaris Castle
Beaumaris Castle
Beaumaris Castle, located in the town of the same name on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, was built as part of King Edward I's campaign to conquer the north of Wales. It was designed by James of St. George and was begun in 1295, but never completed...
on 30 August 1650 and received a commission to be "captain of a troop of horse of the Militia Forces to be raised in cos. Carnarvon and Anglesea" on 9 November 1650. He was Quarter-Master General again in 1651, and was Governor of Anglesea in 1651. The Council of State appointed him a Militia Commissioner for North Wales on 22 March 1651. He was granted a pass to go to Holland on 6 November 1652.
In 1653, Courtenay was nominated one of the representatives for Wales in the Barebones Parliament
Barebones Parliament
Barebone's Parliament, also known as the Little Parliament, the Nominated Assembly and the Parliament of Saints, came into being on 4 July 1653, and was the last attempt of the English Commonwealth to find a stable political form before the installation of Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector...
. He attended 88 times out of 242 meetings. The Whitehall Committee was ordered on 8 July 1653 to put him and others into possession of the house late Dennis Bond. He was added to the Committee for the Mint on 27 July 1653, and served upon other Committees.
Courtenay gave offence to the Council of State in 1654 or later, and was imprisoned with Major-General Harrison. The Council ordered their release on 19 February 1656 but the warrants for their release were " stayed till further orders " on 7 March. There were further orders on 14 October 1656 for " Hugh Courtney, prisoner in the Isle of Wight, to be discharged," and on 27 September 1658 for his release. On 14 July 1659 Col. John Jones asked the Committee of Safety " for Hugh Courtney who was Governor of Beaumaris before Parliament interrupted to be Governor" the place being now under Jones's command," but the committee left the matter " to be considered."
On 13 April 1660 the Council of State issued a warrant to Serjeant Norfolk to apprehend Courtenay and bring him in custody before the Council, and the next day ordered the Serjeant by another warrant to receive into custody in Lambeth House, Adjutant General William Allen and Hugh Courtney "for endeavouring to debauch some of the soldiers from their obedience, and otherwise suspected of being dangerous to the State". On 19 June 1661 Secretary Nicholas ordered their release from the Gatehouse, on security of £1,000 to leave the kingdom within 15 days.