Walter Norborne (died 1684)
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Walter Norborne was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1679 and from 1681 to 1684. He was killed in a duel at the age of 28.
Norborne was the son of Walter Norborne
of Hilmarton and his wife Mary Chivers, daughter of Henry Chivers of Quemerford and his wife Elizabeth Seacole of Milton, Oxfordshire. His father was a Royalist MP for Calne.
In February 1679, Norborne was elected Member of Parliament
for Calne
and sat until August 1679. In 1681 he was re-elected MP for Calne and sat until his death in 1684.
Norborne was killed in a duel with an Irishman at the fountain at Middle Temple
in September 1684.
Norborne married Frances Bacon, daughter of Sir Edmund Bacon and his wife Elizabeth Crane. He left two daughters, Elizabeth who married Edward Devereux, Viscount Hereford and Susan who married Sir Ralph Hare. The family estate was divided equally between them.
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 1679 and from 1681 to 1684. He was killed in a duel at the age of 28.
Norborne was the son of Walter Norborne
Walter Norborne
Walter Norborne was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.Norborne was the son of John Norborne of Hilmarton, Wiltshire....
of Hilmarton and his wife Mary Chivers, daughter of Henry Chivers of Quemerford and his wife Elizabeth Seacole of Milton, Oxfordshire. His father was a Royalist MP for Calne.
In February 1679, Norborne 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 Calne
Calne (UK Parliament constituency)
Calne was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.-History:...
and sat until August 1679. In 1681 he was re-elected MP for Calne and sat until his death in 1684.
Norborne was killed in a duel with an Irishman at the fountain at Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
in September 1684.
Norborne married Frances Bacon, daughter of Sir Edmund Bacon and his wife Elizabeth Crane. He left two daughters, Elizabeth who married Edward Devereux, Viscount Hereford and Susan who married Sir Ralph Hare. The family estate was divided equally between them.