Richard Dowdeswell (died 1673)
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Richard Dowdeswell was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1660. He was an active Royalist in the English Civil War
.
Dowdeswell was born at Burdthrop, the son of Roger Dowdeswell of Pull Court and his wife Martha Blomer, daughter of Richard Blomer of Burthrop. In 1635 he purchased the manor of Bushley. In 1642 the House of Commons sent for him as a delinquent and ordered that he be kept in safe custody. He was an active commissioner of array near Worcester in 1642 and in 1643 and 1644 assisted the king with men and money. In 1644 he was one of the guards at the garrison of Tewkesbury. He was said to have sent horses and servants to help the Scottish army in 1651. He was called on 24 November 1652 to show why his estate should not be sequestered.
In 1660, Dowdeswell was elected Member of Parliament
for Tewkesbury
in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected in 1661 as MP for Tewkesbury in the Cavalier Parliament
and sat until his death in 1673. Through his efforts, Tewkesbury received in 1672 an exemplification of the charter granted by James I.
Dowdeswell died at the age of 72 and has a monument at Bushley.
Dowdeswell married Anne Pleydell, daughter of Sir Charles Pleydell of Mydge Hill, Wiltshire in 1628.
House of Commons of England
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in 1660. He was an active Royalist 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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Dowdeswell was born at Burdthrop, the son of Roger Dowdeswell of Pull Court and his wife Martha Blomer, daughter of Richard Blomer of Burthrop. In 1635 he purchased the manor of Bushley. In 1642 the House of Commons sent for him as a delinquent and ordered that he be kept in safe custody. He was an active commissioner of array near Worcester in 1642 and in 1643 and 1644 assisted the king with men and money. In 1644 he was one of the guards at the garrison of Tewkesbury. He was said to have sent horses and servants to help the Scottish army in 1651. He was called on 24 November 1652 to show why his estate should not be sequestered.
In 1660, Dowdeswell 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 Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Tewkesbury is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected in 1661 as MP for Tewkesbury 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 sat until his death in 1673. Through his efforts, Tewkesbury received in 1672 an exemplification of the charter granted by James I.
Dowdeswell died at the age of 72 and has a monument at Bushley.
Dowdeswell married Anne Pleydell, daughter of Sir Charles Pleydell of Mydge Hill, Wiltshire in 1628.