Josias Calmady was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

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  in 1660.

Calmady was the son of Sir Shilston Calmady and his wife Honora Prideaux, widow of Sir H. Prideaux and daughter of Edward Fortesque of Fallow-pit. His father was killed fighting in the English Civil War

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In 1660, Calmady was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Okehampton

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 in the Convention Parliament. .

Calmady was concerned with relieving the poor. He died at the age of 63 and left several charitable legacies in his will.

Calmady married firstly Thomasine Buller, daughter of Sir Richard Buller

Richard Buller

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, and had two daughters. He married secondly, Elizabeth Coffin, daughter of John Coffin of Portledge, in Devon, and had two sons, Josias and Shilston, who died young. He was succeeded by his nephew, Josias Calmady who was also MP for Okehampton.