Coxe was the second son of John Coxe of Tarlton, Gloucestershire and his wife Deborah Driver, daughter of John Driver of Avening, Gloucestershire. He matriculated at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford on 10 July 1674, at the age of 13. He then entered Lincoln's Inn in 1677 to study law and was called to the bar in 1684. In 1692, he succeeded to his father's estates. He married Catherine Chamberlain, the daughter and heiress of John Chamberlain of Wainborough, Wiltshire and his wife Ann Freame, daughter of Thomas Freame of Lower Lypiatt, on 15 February 1693. He thereby acquired the manor of Nether Lypiatt in 1699. As a lawyer Coxe was Clerk of the Letters Patent from 1699 to his death and serjeant-at-law from 1700.[1]
Careeredit
In 1698, Coxe was returned as Member of Parliament for Cirencester. He was returned unopposed at the first general election of 1701. Subsequently, he was blacklisted for opposing preparations for war. Returned again at the second general election of 1701 he was classified as a Tory. He had a close friendship with Harley through which he was appointed a puisne justice in June 1702 among the Tory appointments that followed the accession of Queen Anne. He was returned unopposed for Cirencester at the 1702 general election. In 1704 he was promoted to chief justice of Brecknock on the South Wales circuit through Harley's influence. At the 1705 general election Coxe was involved in a double return at Cirencester with Henry Ireton. He petitioned but then withdrew on 15 November, leaving Ireton to be declared duly elected. It was claimed that he did so to avoid a scrutiny by the House of the bribery that been practised by both sides, which would have damaged his position as a judge.[1]
Coxe recovered his seat at Cirencester at the 1708 general election, but his election was declared void on 10 December 1709. He was successfully returned in the subsequent by-election on 23 December 1709. At the 1710 general election he was returned again for Cirencester. His former partner at Cirencester, Allen Bathurst, was raised to the peerage in 1712. At the 1713 Bathurst asked Coxe to make way for one of his brothers at Cirenccester, while the other seat was taken by Thomas Master. Coxe was forced to transfer to Gloucester where Thomas Webb, one of the sitting Members, was persuaded to give up his seat, and Coxe was elected as MP for the constituency.[1]
With the change of regime in 1714 Coxe was dismissed from his post as judge, but was returned again as MP for Gloucester at the 1715 general election. He voted consistently against the government. He did not stand at the 1722 general election.[2]
Death and legacyedit
Coxe built the present house of Nether Lypiatt manor in 1717. The house is now Grade I listed.[3] He died on 17 October 1728 and was buried at Rodmarton. He and his wife had four sons and two daughters. He left the house at Lower Lypiatt and his estate at Tarlton to his son John, while he left his three manors and various other lands near Cirencester and Stroud to his grandson.[2]
Referencesedit
^ abc"COXE, Charles (?1661-1728), of Lower Lypiatt, Glos". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
^ ab"COXE, Charles (?1661-1728), of Lower Lypiatt, Glos". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 19 October 2018.
charles, coxe, member, parliament, cricklade, charles, westley, coxe, people, similar, name, charles, disambiguation, 1661, october, 1728, lincoln, rodmarton, lower, lypiatt, gloucestershire, english, lawyer, tory, politician, english, british, house, commons,. For the member of parliament for Cricklade see Charles Westley Coxe For people of a similar name see Charles Cox disambiguation Charles Coxe c 1661 17 October 1728 of Lincoln s Inn and Rodmarton and Lower Lypiatt Gloucestershire was an English lawyer and Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1698 and 1722 Contents 1 Early life and family 2 Career 3 Death and legacy 4 ReferencesEarly life and family edit nbsp Nether Lypiatt Manor HouseCoxe was the second son of John Coxe of Tarlton Gloucestershire and his wife Deborah Driver daughter of John Driver of Avening Gloucestershire He matriculated at St Edmund Hall Oxford on 10 July 1674 at the age of 13 He then entered Lincoln s Inn in 1677 to study law and was called to the bar in 1684 In 1692 he succeeded to his father s estates He married Catherine Chamberlain the daughter and heiress of John Chamberlain of Wainborough Wiltshire and his wife Ann Freame daughter of Thomas Freame of Lower Lypiatt on 15 February 1693 He thereby acquired the manor of Nether Lypiatt in 1699 As a lawyer Coxe was Clerk of the Letters Patent from 1699 to his death and serjeant at law from 1700 1 Career editIn 1698 Coxe was returned as Member of Parliament for Cirencester He was returned unopposed at the first general election of 1701 Subsequently he was blacklisted for opposing preparations for war Returned again at the second general election of 1701 he was classified as a Tory He had a close friendship with Harley through which he was appointed a puisne justice in June 1702 among the Tory appointments that followed the accession of Queen Anne He was returned unopposed for Cirencester at the 1702 general election In 1704 he was promoted to chief justice of Brecknock on the South Wales circuit through Harley s influence At the 1705 general election Coxe was involved in a double return at Cirencester with Henry Ireton He petitioned but then withdrew on 15 November leaving Ireton to be declared duly elected It was claimed that he did so to avoid a scrutiny by the House of the bribery that been practised by both sides which would have damaged his position as a judge 1 Coxe recovered his seat at Cirencester at the 1708 general election but his election was declared void on 10 December 1709 He was successfully returned in the subsequent by election on 23 December 1709 At the 1710 general election he was returned again for Cirencester His former partner at Cirencester Allen Bathurst was raised to the peerage in 1712 At the 1713 Bathurst asked Coxe to make way for one of his brothers at Cirenccester while the other seat was taken by Thomas Master Coxe was forced to transfer to Gloucester where Thomas Webb one of the sitting Members was persuaded to give up his seat and Coxe was elected as MP for the constituency 1 With the change of regime in 1714 Coxe was dismissed from his post as judge but was returned again as MP for Gloucester at the 1715 general election He voted consistently against the government He did not stand at the 1722 general election 2 Death and legacy editCoxe built the present house of Nether Lypiatt manor in 1717 The house is now Grade I listed 3 He died on 17 October 1728 and was buried at Rodmarton He and his wife had four sons and two daughters He left the house at Lower Lypiatt and his estate at Tarlton to his son John while he left his three manors and various other lands near Cirencester and Stroud to his grandson 2 References edit a b c COXE Charles 1661 1728 of Lower Lypiatt Glos History of Parliament Online 1690 1715 Retrieved 29 August 2018 a b COXE Charles 1661 1728 of Lower Lypiatt Glos History of Parliament Online 1715 1754 Retrieved 19 October 2018 Historic England NETHER LYPIATT MANOR INCLUDING FORECOURT WALLS GATEWAYS AND CLAIRVOYEE 1152395 National Heritage List for England retrieved 30 August 2018 Parliament of England Preceded byRichard Grobham HoweJohn Grubham Howe Member of Parliament for Cirencester1698 1705 With Henry Ireton 1698 1701James Thynne 1701William Master 1701 1705 Succeeded byAllen BathurstHenry Ireton Parliament of Great Britain Preceded byAllen BathurstHenry Ireton Member of Parliament for Cirencester1708 1713 With Allen Bathurst 1708 1712Thomas Master 1712 1713 Succeeded byThomas MasterBenjamin Bathurst Preceded byThomas WebbJohn Blanch Member of Parliament for Gloucester1713 1722 With John Snell Succeeded byJohn SnellCharles Hyett Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Coxe amp oldid 1158060444, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
