Humphrey Orme
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Humphrey Orme was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1654 and from 1660 to 1671.
Orme was the son of Humphrey Orme of Peterborough
and his wife Mary Orme, daughter of Humphrey Orme of Compton Dundon, Somerset. He was baptised on 12 October 1620.
Orme's grandfather was a strong Royalist and his father was recommended as a Knight of the Royal Oak. Nevertheless Orme supported Parliament, being in 1650 one Commissioners for raising money in Northamptonshire. In 1654, he was elected Member of Parliament
for Peterborough
in the First Protectorate Parliament
.
In 1660, Orme was re-elected MP for Peterborough in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament
and sat until his death in 1671.
Orme died at the age of 50.
Orme married Mary Apreece, widow of Robert Apreece and daughter of Sir Henry Bedingfield, 1st Baronet of Oxburgh, Norfolk.
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 1654 and from 1660 to 1671.
Orme was the son of Humphrey Orme of Peterborough
Peterborough
Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...
and his wife Mary Orme, daughter of Humphrey Orme of Compton Dundon, Somerset. He was baptised on 12 October 1620.
Orme's grandfather was a strong Royalist and his father was recommended as a Knight of the Royal Oak. Nevertheless Orme supported Parliament, being in 1650 one Commissioners for raising money in Northamptonshire. In 1654, 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 Peterborough
Peterborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Peterborough is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, formally styled The Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past...
in the First Protectorate Parliament
First Protectorate Parliament
The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House....
.
In 1660, Orme was re-elected MP for Peterborough in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament
Cavalier Parliament
The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter century reign of Charles II of England...
and sat until his death in 1671.
Orme died at the age of 50.
Orme married Mary Apreece, widow of Robert Apreece and daughter of Sir Henry Bedingfield, 1st Baronet of Oxburgh, Norfolk.