William Cawley (younger)
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William Cawley was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1659 and 1660.
Cawley was the eldest son of William Cawley
the regicide, and his first wife Catherine Walrond, daughter of William Walrond of Isle Brewers, Somerset. He entered Inner Temple
in 1645 and was called to the bar in 1652. He was J.P.
for Sussex from 1652 to July 1660 and was commissioner for assessment in 1652. In 1657 he was commissioner for assessment again. He was commissioner for militia in 1659. Also in 1659, Cawley was elected Member of Parliament
for Chichester
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
. He wascommissioner for assessment in January 1660. In April 1660 he was elected MP for Chichester in the Convention Parliament in a double return, but his election was decalred void on 21 May. Cawley succeeded his father who had died in exile in 1667, but by 1700 was reduced to poverty and received a grant of £5 from the Inner Temple.
Cawley married Elizabeth, the daughter of a sequestrated Cavalier by 1655.
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 1659 and 1660.
Cawley was the eldest son of William Cawley
William Cawley
William Cawley was a regicide and seventeenth century English politician. He was born in Chichester in 1602, the son of a wealthy brewer, and was educated at Chichester Grammar School, Oxford University and Gray's Inn....
the regicide, and his first wife Catherine Walrond, daughter of William Walrond of Isle Brewers, Somerset. He entered Inner Temple
Inner Temple
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, 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...
in 1645 and was called to the bar in 1652. He was J.P.
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for Sussex from 1652 to July 1660 and was commissioner for assessment in 1652. In 1657 he was commissioner for assessment again. He was commissioner for militia in 1659. Also in 1659, Cawley 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 Chichester
Chichester (UK Parliament constituency)
Chichester is a county constituency in West Sussex, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons...
. He wascommissioner for assessment in January 1660. In April 1660 he was elected MP for Chichester in the Convention Parliament in a double return, but his election was decalred void on 21 May. Cawley succeeded his father who had died in exile in 1667, but by 1700 was reduced to poverty and received a grant of £5 from the Inner Temple.
Cawley married Elizabeth, the daughter of a sequestrated Cavalier by 1655.