Sir Robert Killigrew (1580–1633) was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1629. He served as Ambassador to the United Provinces.
Arms of Killigrew: Argent, an eagle displayed with two heads sable a bordure of the second bezantée. The bezantée bordure indicates a connection to the ancient Earls of Cornwall
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Killgrew was born at Lothbury, London, the son of William Killigrew and his wife Margery (Mary) Saunders, daughter of Thomas Saunders of Uxbridge, Middlesex.[1] In January 1591, he matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford at the age of 11.[2] He travelled abroad in 1596 and may have become an official of the Privy Chamber in 1601. He was elected MP for St Mawes in 1601.[1]
Killigrew was knighted by King James I in 1603. In 1604 he was elected MP for Newport.[1] It is possible that he travelled to Jamestown in 1604. His name appears in the Second Charter of Virginia as a backer. In 1606 he was appointed ambassador to the United Provinces.[1]
In June 1612, Killigrew was noted as "one of Carr's favourites" according to John Chamberlain. The following May, he was committed to the Fleet Prison for an unknown offence. Having become famous for his concoctions of drugs and cordials, he was at first suspected of complicity in the death of Sir Thomas Overbury in September 1613, but was subsequently officially exonerated.
In 1614, Killigrew was elected MP for Helston.[1] On 12 May that year, he was involved in an altercation in the House of Commons. In July, he was appointed Keeper of Pendennis Castle, Falmouth, Cornwall, and a JP that same year. He is recorded as fighting a duel with Captain Burton in 1618. In October that year he was appointed an Officer of Protonotary of Chancery, and in December the following year was mentioned favourably by Buckingham.
In 1621, Killigrew was elected again MP for Newport. In 1622 he succeeded his father to become farmer of the profits from seals in King's bench and common pleas which was worth at least £560 a year. He was elected MP for Penryn[1] and was appointed Deputy Lieutenant for Cornwall in 1624. In 1625 he was elected MP for Cornwall. He was also appointed Ambassador to the United Provinces in September 1625, but this was not taken up by December that year. In 1626, he was elected MP for Tregony in 1626. In 1628 he was elected MP for Bodmin and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. He was appointed Vice-Chamberlain to Queen Henrietta Maria in 1630.[1]
Killigrew was a knight of Arwenack in Falmouth, Cornwall. He died a wealthy man in 1633 in Bath, Somerset, with the probate of his will on 12 May.[1]
Mary Killigrew (1623–1677), later wife of Sir John James, she has been confused in other biographies[4] with Mary Sackville (1645–1679) (formerly Berkeley, née Bagot) — the widowed Countess of Falmouth — who was another mistress
robert, killigrew, 1580, 1633, english, courtier, politician, house, commons, various, times, between, 1601, 1629, served, ambassador, united, provinces, sirborn1580lothbury, london, englanddied1633bath, somerset, englandnationalityenglishoccupationchamberlain. Sir Robert Killigrew 1580 1633 was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1629 He served as Ambassador to the United Provinces SirRobert KilligrewBornRobert Killigrew1580Lothbury London EnglandDied1633Bath Somerset EnglandNationalityEnglishOccupationChamberlainTitleKnight BachelorSpouseMary Woodhouse Arms of Killigrew Argent an eagle displayed with two heads sable a bordure of the second bezantee The bezantee bordure indicates a connection to the ancient Earls of CornwallLife editKillgrew was born at Lothbury London the son of William Killigrew and his wife Margery Mary Saunders daughter of Thomas Saunders of Uxbridge Middlesex 1 In January 1591 he matriculated at Christ Church Oxford at the age of 11 2 He travelled abroad in 1596 and may have become an official of the Privy Chamber in 1601 He was elected MP for St Mawes in 1601 1 Killigrew was knighted by King James I in 1603 In 1604 he was elected MP for Newport 1 It is possible that he travelled to Jamestown in 1604 His name appears in the Second Charter of Virginia as a backer In 1606 he was appointed ambassador to the United Provinces 1 In June 1612 Killigrew was noted as one of Carr s favourites according to John Chamberlain The following May he was committed to the Fleet Prison for an unknown offence Having become famous for his concoctions of drugs and cordials he was at first suspected of complicity in the death of Sir Thomas Overbury in September 1613 but was subsequently officially exonerated In 1614 Killigrew was elected MP for Helston 1 On 12 May that year he was involved in an altercation in the House of Commons In July he was appointed Keeper of Pendennis Castle Falmouth Cornwall and a JP that same year He is recorded as fighting a duel with Captain Burton in 1618 In October that year he was appointed an Officer of Protonotary of Chancery and in December the following year was mentioned favourably by Buckingham In 1621 Killigrew was elected again MP for Newport In 1622 he succeeded his father to become farmer of the profits from seals in King s bench and common pleas which was worth at least 560 a year He was elected MP for Penryn 1 and was appointed Deputy Lieutenant for Cornwall in 1624 In 1625 he was elected MP for Cornwall He was also appointed Ambassador to the United Provinces in September 1625 but this was not taken up by December that year In 1626 he was elected MP for Tregony in 1626 In 1628 he was elected MP for Bodmin and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years He was appointed Vice Chamberlain to Queen Henrietta Maria in 1630 1 Killigrew was a knight of Arwenack in Falmouth Cornwall He died a wealthy man in 1633 in Bath Somerset with the probate of his will on 12 May 1 Family editHe married Mary Woodhouse of Kimberley Norfolk 1584 1656 and they had several notable children William Killigrew 1606 1695 Anne Killigrew 1607 1641 who married George Kirke Robert Killigrew 1611 1 Thomas Killigrew 1612 1683 Henry Killigrew 1613 1700 Elizabeth Killigrew c 1615 c 1619 Catherine Killigrew 1618 1689 wife of Sir Thomas Stanley Elizabeth Killigrew 1622 1681 wife of Francis Boyle 1st Viscount Shannon 3 was a mistress of Charles II and bore him a daughter Mary Killigrew 1623 1677 later wife of Sir John James she has been confused in other biographies 4 with Mary Sackville 1645 1679 formerly Berkeley nee Bagot the widowed Countess of Falmouth who was another mistress Mary his widow married Sir Thomas Stafford after 1633 5 She was a correspondent of Constantijn Huygens 6 References edit nbsp Cornwall portal a b c d e f g h History of Parliament Online Robert Killigrew Alumni Oxonienses 1500 1714 Kandruth Kyte Alumni Oxonienses 1500 1714 Abannan Kyte 1891 pp 837 867 Date accessed 25 November 2011 Lawrence Stone Crisis of the Aristocracy Oxford 1965 p 659 Loves of Charles II History of Parliament Online Thomas Stafford See Huygens s letters to Mary Killigrew here Woodhouse Mary Briefwisseling van Constantijn Huygens 1607 1687 Huygens ING Parliament of England Preceded bySir John LeighRobert Naunton Member of Parliament for Helston1614 With Henry Bulstrode Succeeded bySir Thomas StaffordWilliam Noy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Killigrew amp oldid 1196990404, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
