Nicholas Kendall (Royalist)
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Nicholas Kendall was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1625 and 1640. He was killed in action fighting on the Royalist side in the English Civil War
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Kendall was the son of Walter Kendall of Pelyn, Cornwall. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford
in October 1594 aged 17. He became recorder of Lostwithiel.
In 1625, Kendall was elected Member of Parliament
for Lostwithiel
in a double return. He was elected again as MP for Lostwithiel in April 1640 for the Short Parliament
.
Kendall became a colonel in the King's army. He led a troop of Royalist soldiers into Bodmin, where they routed the Parliamentarian troopers who were raiding the town. He was killed at the siege of Bristol in 1643. He was buried in Lanlivery
Church.
Kendall married by Emlyn Treffrey, daughter of Thomas Treffrey of Lostwithiel. Their son Walter was also MP for Lostwithiel.
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 1625 and 1640. He was killed in action fighting on the Royalist side in the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
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Kendall was the son of Walter Kendall of Pelyn, Cornwall. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford
Exeter College, Oxford
Exeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England and the fourth oldest college of the University. The main entrance is on the east side of Turl Street...
in October 1594 aged 17. He became recorder of Lostwithiel.
In 1625, Kendall 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 Lostwithiel
Lostwithiel (UK Parliament constituency)
Lostwithiel was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1304 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
in a double return. He was elected again as MP for Lostwithiel in April 1640 for the Short Parliament
Short Parliament
The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks....
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Kendall became a colonel in the King's army. He led a troop of Royalist soldiers into Bodmin, where they routed the Parliamentarian troopers who were raiding the town. He was killed at the siege of Bristol in 1643. He was buried in Lanlivery
Lanlivery
Lanlivery is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is located approximately 1½ miles west of Lostwithiel and five miles south of Bodmin....
Church.
Kendall married by Emlyn Treffrey, daughter of Thomas Treffrey of Lostwithiel. Their son Walter was also MP for Lostwithiel.