John Byne
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John Byne was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1659 to 1661.
Byne was the eldest son of Edmund Byne of Rowdell and his wife Elizabeth Goring, daughter of Henry Goring of Highden. He was baptised on 8 October 1635. In 1646 he succeeded to the estate of Rowdell on the death of his father. In 1659, he was elected Member of Parliament
for Bramber
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
. He was also commissioner for militia for Sussex in 1659. He was commissioner for assessment from January 1660 until his death and captain of militia horse from April 1660 to his death. In April 1660 he was re-elected MP for Bramber in the Convention Parliament. He was commissioner for sewers for West Sussex from October 1660. In 1661 he was re-elected MP for Bramber in the Cavalier Parliament
and was seated after a double return.
Byne died at the age of 26 and was buried at Washington on 31 December 1661.
Byne married Susanna Hodgson, daughter of Goldsmith Hodgson of Framfield, Sussex on 14 June 1657 and had four daughters. His widow married Sir Francis Guybon, MP for Thetford.
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...
from 1659 to 1661.
Byne was the eldest son of Edmund Byne of Rowdell and his wife Elizabeth Goring, daughter of Henry Goring of Highden. He was baptised on 8 October 1635. In 1646 he succeeded to the estate of Rowdell on the death of his father. In 1659, 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 Bramber
Bramber (UK Parliament constituency)
Bramber was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, one of the most notorious of all the rotten boroughs. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1295, and again from 1472 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:The borough consisted of...
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons...
. He was also commissioner for militia for Sussex in 1659. He was commissioner for assessment from January 1660 until his death and captain of militia horse from April 1660 to his death. In April 1660 he was re-elected MP for Bramber in the Convention Parliament. He was commissioner for sewers for West Sussex from October 1660. In 1661 he was re-elected MP for Bramber in 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 was seated after a double return.
Byne died at the age of 26 and was buried at Washington on 31 December 1661.
Byne married Susanna Hodgson, daughter of Goldsmith Hodgson of Framfield, Sussex on 14 June 1657 and had four daughters. His widow married Sir Francis Guybon, MP for Thetford.