Warwick Mohun, 2nd Baron Mohun of Okehampton
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Warwick Mohun, 2nd Baron Mohun of Okehampton (25 May 1620 – 1665) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1640 until he inherited his peerage and sat in the House of Lords.
Mohun was the son of John Mohun, 1st Baron Mohun of Okehampton
and his wife Cordelia Stanhope, daughter of Sir John Stanhope
. In April 1640, Mohun was elected Member of Parliament
for Grampound
in the Short Parliament in what appeared to be a double return. He inherited the Barony
on the death of his father on 28 March 1641.
On the outbreak of the English Civil War
Mohun left Westminster and retired to his house in Cornwall. He eventually took up arms for the Royalist cause in September 1642 and raised a regiment of foot in his own area in spite of his unpopularity there. He resigned his commission a year later. He was fined for delinquency although the disputes about the amount to be paid lasted a long time.
Mohun died between April and July 1665 at the age of 45.
Mohun married Catherine Welles of Brember in Hampshire and had two sons and three daughters.
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 1640 until he inherited his peerage and sat in the House of Lords.
Mohun was the son of John Mohun, 1st Baron Mohun of Okehampton
John Mohun, 1st Baron Mohun of Okehampton
John Mohun, 1st Baron Mohun of Okehampton was an English politician.He was the eldest son of Sir Reginald Mohun, 1st Baronet, and was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, graduating in 1608, and joining the Middle Temple...
and his wife Cordelia Stanhope, daughter of Sir John Stanhope
Sir John Stanhope
Sir John Stanhope was an English knight and landowner and father of the 1st Earl of Chesterfield.He was appointed Postmaster General to Queen Elizabeth on 20 June 1590....
. In April 1640, Mohun 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 Grampound
Grampound (UK Parliament constituency)
Grampound in Cornwall, was a borough constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1821. It was represented by two Members of Parliament.-History:Grampound's...
in the Short Parliament in what appeared to be a double return. He inherited the Barony
Baron Mohun of Okehampton
Baron Mohun of Okehampton was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 15 April 1628 for John Mohun, who had earlier represented Grampound in Parliament. He was the son of Reginald Mohun, who had been created a Baronet, of Boconnoc in the County of Cornwall, in the Baronetage of England...
on the death of his father on 28 March 1641.
On the outbreak of the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
Mohun left Westminster and retired to his house in Cornwall. He eventually took up arms for the Royalist cause in September 1642 and raised a regiment of foot in his own area in spite of his unpopularity there. He resigned his commission a year later. He was fined for delinquency although the disputes about the amount to be paid lasted a long time.
Mohun died between April and July 1665 at the age of 45.
Mohun married Catherine Welles of Brember in Hampshire and had two sons and three daughters.