In November 1640, Yelverton was elected Member of Parliament for Bossiney in the Long Parliament.[3] He was created a baronet, of Easton Mauduit in the County of Northampton, on 30 June 1641.[1] Although not excluded under Pride's Purge he did not sit in parliament after 1648. In his last years, he is said to have been afflicted by melancholy and a deep consciousness of the sins of his youth.
^ abcJohn Burke A General and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage Volume 1
^"YELVERTON, Sir Christopher (1602-1654), of Easton Maudit, Northants. and Aldersgate Street, London". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
^Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.
christopher, yelverton, baronet, march, 1602, december, 1654, english, politician, house, commons, from, 1640, 1648, yelverton, henry, yelverton, lawyer, wife, margaret, beale, daughter, robert, beale, grandson, christopher, yelverton, speaker, parliament, edu. Sir Christopher Yelverton 1st Baronet 27 March 1602 4 December 1654 was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648 Yelverton was the son of Henry Yelverton a lawyer and his wife Margaret Beale daughter of Robert Beale He was a grandson of Christopher Yelverton who was Speaker of Parliament 1 He was educated at Gray s Inn 1607 and Queens College Cambridge 1619 after which he spent several years touring Europe He succeeded his father in 1630 and was appointed High Sheriff of Northamptonshire for 1639 40 2 In November 1640 Yelverton was elected Member of Parliament for Bossiney in the Long Parliament 3 He was created a baronet of Easton Mauduit in the County of Northampton on 30 June 1641 1 Although not excluded under Pride s Purge he did not sit in parliament after 1648 In his last years he is said to have been afflicted by melancholy and a deep consciousness of the sins of his youth Yelverton married Anne Twysden daughter of Sir William Twysden 1st Baronet and Anne Finch The marriage was a very happy one Their son Sir Henry Yelverton 2nd Baronet inherited the baronetcy and sat as a Royalist in the Convention Parliament and their daughter Anne married Robert Montagu 3rd Earl of Manchester in 1665 1 References Edit a b c John Burke A General and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage Volume 1 YELVERTON Sir Christopher 1602 1654 of Easton Maudit Northants and Aldersgate Street London History of Parliament Online Retrieved 11 April 2013 Willis Browne 1750 Notitia Parliamentaria Part II A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541 to the Restoration 1660 London pp 229 239 Parliament of EnglandPreceded bySir Nathaniel RichPhilip Fleming Member of Parliament for Newport Isle of Wight 1626 1629 With Philip Fleming Succeeded byParliament suspended until 1640Preceded byAnthony NichollSir John Clotworthy Member of Parliament for Bossiney1640 1648 With Sir John Clotworthy 1640Sir Ralph Sydenham 1641 1642Lionel Copley 1647 1648 Succeeded byNot represented in Barebone s ParliamentBaronetage of EnglandNew creation Baronet of Easton Mauduit 1641 1654 Succeeded byHenry Yelverton Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir Christopher Yelverton 1st Baronet amp oldid 1130902639, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
