Sir Martin Lumley, 1st Baronet
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Sir Martin Lumley, 1st Baronet (c. 1596 - c. 1651) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1641 to 1648. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War
.
Martin was the son of Sir Martin Lumley
, Lord Mayor of London
and his first wife Mary Witham, daughter of Robert Witham of Yorkshire. He succeeded his to his father's estate of Great Bardfield, Essex in 1634 and was High Sheriff of Essex
ifrom 1639 to 1640. He was created baronet
on 8 January 1641 and knighted at Whitehall on the following day.
In 1641, Lumley was elected Member of Parliament
for Essex
in the Long Parliament
. He was a Presbyterian and supported the Parliamentary cause, serving on many committees between 1643 and 1646. He was secluded in 1648 under Pride's Purge
.
Lumley died in about 1651 in which year his will was proved.
Lumley married firstly Jane Meredith, daughter of John Meredith of Denbighshire at St Andrew's Undrshaft on 16 Jabuary 1621. She died sometime after 1624 and he married secondly Mary Allen daughter of Edward Allen of Finchley, sometime Sheriff of London, at St Andrew's on 29 May 1627. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Martin by his second wife.
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 1641 to 1648. He supported the Parliamentary cause 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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Martin was the son of Sir Martin Lumley
Martin Lumley (Lord Mayor)
Sir Martin Lumley was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1623.Lumley was a grandson of a Genoese who settled in England in the time of King Henry VIII. He was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Drapers. On 15 September 1614 he was elected an...
, Lord Mayor of London
Lord Mayor of London
The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...
and his first wife Mary Witham, daughter of Robert Witham of Yorkshire. He succeeded his to his father's estate of Great Bardfield, Essex in 1634 and was High Sheriff of Essex
High Sheriff of Essex
The High Sheriff of Essex was an ancient High Sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years...
ifrom 1639 to 1640. He was created baronet
Lumley Baronets
The Lumley Baronetcy, of Bradfield Magna in the County of Essex, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 8 January 1641 for Martin Lumley, Member of Parliament for Essex. He was the son of Sir Martin Lumley, Lord Mayor of London from 1623 to 1624...
on 8 January 1641 and knighted at Whitehall on the following day.
In 1641, Lumley 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 Essex
Essex (UK Parliament constituency)
Essex was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1290 until 1832. It elected two MPs, traditionally referred to as Knights of the Shire, to the House of Commons...
in the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
. He was a Presbyterian and supported the Parliamentary cause, serving on many committees between 1643 and 1646. He was secluded in 1648 under Pride's Purge
Pride's Purge
Pride’s Purge is an event in December 1648, during the Second English Civil War, when troops under the command of Colonel Thomas Pride forcibly removed from the Long Parliament all those who were not supporters of the Grandees in the New Model Army and the Independents...
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Lumley died in about 1651 in which year his will was proved.
Lumley married firstly Jane Meredith, daughter of John Meredith of Denbighshire at St Andrew's Undrshaft on 16 Jabuary 1621. She died sometime after 1624 and he married secondly Mary Allen daughter of Edward Allen of Finchley, sometime Sheriff of London, at St Andrew's on 29 May 1627. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Martin by his second wife.