Sir Philip Wodehouse, 1st Baronet
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Sir Philip Wodehouse, 1st Baronet (died 30 October 1623) was an English baronet, soldier and Member of Parliament
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Wodehouse was the son of Sir Roger Wodehouse, of Kimberley, Norfolk
, and Mary, daughter of John Corbet. He sat as Member of Parliament for Castle Rising
from 1586 to 1587. He was knighted in 1596 for his actions during the Capture of Cadiz
and in 1611 he was created a Baronet, of Wilberhall in the County of Norfolk.
Wodehouse married Grizell, daughter of William Yelverton, on 22 Dec 1582. He died on 30 October 1623 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, Thomas
. Lady Wodehouse died in August 1635.
He was an ancestor of the British humorist PG Wodehouse.
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,...
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Wodehouse was the son of Sir Roger Wodehouse, of Kimberley, Norfolk
Kimberley, Norfolk
Kimberley is a village in Norfolk, in England. It is within the civil parish of Kimberley and Carleton Forehoe in South Norfolk, situated about north-west of Wymondham, around the crossroads of the B1108 and B1135....
, and Mary, daughter of John Corbet. He sat as Member of Parliament for Castle Rising
Castle Rising (UK Parliament constituency)
Castle Rising was a parliamentary borough in Norfolk, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1558 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act...
from 1586 to 1587. He was knighted in 1596 for his actions during the Capture of Cadiz
Capture of Cadiz
The Capture of Cádiz in 1596 was an event during the Anglo-Spanish War, when English and Dutch troops under Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and a large Anglo-Dutch fleet under Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, with support from the Dutch United Provinces, raided the Spanish city of...
and in 1611 he was created a Baronet, of Wilberhall in the County of Norfolk.
Wodehouse married Grizell, daughter of William Yelverton, on 22 Dec 1582. He died on 30 October 1623 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, Thomas
Sir Thomas Wodehouse, 2nd Baronet
Sir Thomas Wodehouse, 2nd Baronet , was an English baronet and Member of Parliament.Wodehouse was the son of Sir Philip Wodehouse, 1st Baronet, of Kimberley, Norfolk, and Grizell, daughter of William Yelverton...
. Lady Wodehouse died in August 1635.
He was an ancestor of the British humorist PG Wodehouse.