Sir Robert Napier, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Robert Napier, 2nd Baronet (c. 1603-7 March 1661), of Luton Hoo
in Bedfordshire
, was an English Member of Parliament
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He was the eldest son of Sir Robert Napier, 1st Baronet
, and succeeded to the baronetcy on 22 April 1637, having already been knighted in his own right on 23 April 1623. He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford
and was a member of Gray's Inn
. He sat in Parliament as member for Corfe Castle
in the Parliament of 1625-6 and for Weymouth in that of 1628-9, then represented Peterborough
in the Long Parliament
until being excluded in Pride's Purge
.
Sir Robert married, first, Frances Thornhurst by whom he had one son, Robert. He died within his father's lifetime and his son, also called Robert, succeeded his grandfather in the baronetcy. Sir Robert's second marriage was to Lady Penelope Egerton, daughter of The Earl of Bridgewater
, and by her had two other sons and one daughter. He settled his estate on these two sons, of whom the eldest, John, eventually inherited the baronetcy after the failure of the senior line.
Luton Hoo
Luton Hoo straddles the Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire borders between the towns of Harpenden and Luton. The unusual name "Hoo" is a Saxon word meaning the spur of a hill, and is more commonly associated with East Anglia.- Early History :...
in Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
, was an English 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,...
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He was the eldest son of Sir Robert Napier, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Napier, 1st Baronet, of Luton Hoo
Sir Robert Napier, 1st Baronet , of Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire, also referred to as Robert Sandy, was an English merchant. He was the son of Alexander Napier of Exeter, who sometimes used the alternative surname of Sandy...
, and succeeded to the baronetcy on 22 April 1637, having already been knighted in his own right on 23 April 1623. He was educated 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...
and was a member of Gray's Inn
Gray's Inn
The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
. He sat in Parliament as member for Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle (UK Parliament constituency)
Corfe Castle was a parliamentary borough in Dorset, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1572 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
in the Parliament of 1625-6 and for Weymouth in that of 1628-9, then represented Peterborough
Peterborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Peterborough is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, formally styled The Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past...
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...
until being excluded in 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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Sir Robert married, first, Frances Thornhurst by whom he had one son, Robert. He died within his father's lifetime and his son, also called Robert, succeeded his grandfather in the baronetcy. Sir Robert's second marriage was to Lady Penelope Egerton, daughter of The Earl of Bridgewater
John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater
John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater KB, PC was an English peer and politician.The son of the Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley and Elizabeth Ravenscroft, he was a Member of Parliament for Callington from 1597 to 1598, and for Shropshire in 1601. Knighted on 8 April 1599, he was Baron of the...
, and by her had two other sons and one daughter. He settled his estate on these two sons, of whom the eldest, John, eventually inherited the baronetcy after the failure of the senior line.