Hungerford Dunch
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Hungerford Dunch was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1660 and from 1679 to 1680.
for both Wallingford
and Cricklade
for the Convention Parliament. He chose to sit for Cricklade for the duration of that parliament.
He was an inactive member though he sat on a committee to bring in a bill for the abolition of Court of Wards, through which his family had suffered.
He was made a Knight of the Royal Oak
by Charles II. In 1679 Dunch was elected again as MP for Cricklade, and sat in the Habeas Corpus
and Exclusion Bill
parliaments until his death. In the latter he was appointed to the committee of elections and privileges but was probably inactive and did not vote on the Exclusion Bill
.
Dunch died at the age of 41 in London on 9 November 1680, and was buried four days later in Little Wittenham.
(1602–1678) and his wife Bridget Hungerford, daughter of Anthony Hungerford
, and was the father of Edmund Dunch (1657–1719), who was also MP for Wallingford. The name of his wife was not recorded but she was buried next to her husband on 26 March 1684.
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 and from 1679 to 1680.
Biography
In 1660, Dunch was elected MPMember 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 both Wallingford
Wallingford (UK Parliament constituency)
Wallingford was a constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It was a parliamentary borough created in 1295, centred on the market town Wallingford in Berkshire . It used to return two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons; this was cut to one in 1832, and...
and Cricklade
Cricklade (UK Parliament constituency)
Cricklade was a parliamentary constituency named after the town of Cricklade in Wiltshire.From 1295 until 1885, Cricklade was a parliamentary borough, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, previously to the House of Commons of...
for the Convention Parliament. He chose to sit for Cricklade for the duration of that parliament.
He was an inactive member though he sat on a committee to bring in a bill for the abolition of Court of Wards, through which his family had suffered.
He was made a Knight of the Royal Oak
Knights of the Royal Oak
The Knights of the Royal Oak was an intended order of knighthood. It was proposed in 1660 at the time of the restoration of Charles II of England, known as the English Restoration. It was to be a reward to those Englishmen who faithfully & actively supported him during his exile in France...
by Charles II. In 1679 Dunch was elected again as MP for Cricklade, and sat in the Habeas Corpus
Habeas Corpus Parliament
The Habeas Corpus Parliament, also known as the First Exclusion Parliament, was a short-lived English Parliament which assembled on 6 March 1679 during the reign of Charles II of England, the third parliament of the King's reign. It is named after the Habeas Corpus Act, which it enacted in May,...
and Exclusion Bill
Exclusion Bill Parliament
The Exclusion Bill Parliament was a Parliament of England during the reign of Charles II of England, named after the long saga of the Exclusion Bill...
parliaments until his death. In the latter he was appointed to the committee of elections and privileges but was probably inactive and did not vote on the Exclusion Bill
Exclusion Bill
The Exclusion Crisis ran from 1678 through 1681 in the reign of Charles II of England. The Exclusion Bill sought to exclude the king's brother and heir presumptive, James, Duke of York, from the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland because he was Roman Catholic...
.
Dunch died at the age of 41 in London on 9 November 1680, and was buried four days later in Little Wittenham.
Family
Dunch was the son of Edmund DunchEdmund Dunch, Baron Burnell of East Wittenham
Edmund Dunch was an English Member of Parliament who supported the Parliamentary cause before and during the English Civil War. During the Interregnum he sat as an Member of Parliament. In 1659, after the Protectorate and before the Restoration, regaining his seat in the Rump he also sat in...
(1602–1678) and his wife Bridget Hungerford, daughter of Anthony Hungerford
Anthony Hungerford of Black Bourton
Sir Anthony Hungerford of Black Bourton , was a religious controversialist. He was knighted in 1608, and was deputy lieutenant of Wiltshire until 1624, when he resigned the office in favour of his eldest son Sir Edward.-Biography:...
, and was the father of Edmund Dunch (1657–1719), who was also MP for Wallingford. The name of his wife was not recorded but she was buried next to her husband on 26 March 1684.