Humphrey Wheler was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons

House of Commons of England

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 in 1601.

Wheler was the son of William Wheler of Martin Hassingtree, Worcestershire, and heir to his elder brother John. He was probably the Humphrey Wheler of Ludlow, who entered the Inner Temple

Inner Temple

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 in November 1581. In 1601, he was elected Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Droitwich

Droitwich (UK Parliament constituency)

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Wheler married Joan Davies daughter of William Davies. His son John was the father of Sir William Wheler, 1st Baronet

Sir William Wheler, 1st Baronet

Sir William Wheler, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1660.Wheler was the son of John Wheler and his wife Martha Herrick daughter of Robert Herrick of Leicester....

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