Sir Thomas WiddringtonSL (died 13 May 1664) was an Englishjudge and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1664. He was the speaker of the House of Commons in 1656.
Widdrington was the son of Lewis Mauntlaine, alias Widdrington of Cheeseburn Grange, near Stamfordham, Northumberland. He was a student at Christ's College, Cambridge in 1617 and was awarded BA in 1621. He entered Gray's Inn in 1619 and was called to the bar in 1625. He succeeded to the estate of his father in 1630. He was Recorder of Berwick from 1631 to 1658 and Recorder of York from 1638 to 1658. He was knighted at York on 1 April 1639.[2]
Widdrington founded a school at Stamfordham, Northumberland, He wrote Analecta Eboracensia; some Remaynes of the city of York which was not published until 1877, when it was edited with introduction and notes by the Rev. Caesar Caine.[3]
^"Speaker Widdrington, 1656-1658". Baz Manning. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ abcdHistory of Parliament Widdrington, Sir Thomas (c. 1600–64) of Cheeseburn Grange, Stamfordham, Northumberland
^ abcdOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Widdrington, Barons". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 620.
thomas, widdrington, other, people, named, disambiguation, died, 1664, english, judge, politician, house, commons, various, times, between, 1640, 1664, speaker, house, commons, 1656, life, edit, shield, arms, displayed, speaker, house, widdrington, lewis, maun. For other people named Thomas Widdrington see Thomas Widdrington disambiguation Sir Thomas Widdrington SL died 13 May 1664 was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1664 He was the speaker of the House of Commons in 1656 Sir Thomas Widdrington Life Edit Shield of arms displayed at speaker s house 1 Widdrington was the son of Lewis Mauntlaine alias Widdrington of Cheeseburn Grange near Stamfordham Northumberland He was a student at Christ s College Cambridge in 1617 and was awarded BA in 1621 He entered Gray s Inn in 1619 and was called to the bar in 1625 He succeeded to the estate of his father in 1630 He was Recorder of Berwick from 1631 to 1658 and Recorder of York from 1638 to 1658 He was knighted at York on 1 April 1639 2 In April 1640 Widdrington was elected Member of Parliament for Berwick 3 in the Short Parliament He was re elected MP for Berwick for the Long Parliament in November 1640 As a barrister his legal knowledge was useful during the English Civil War In 1651 he was chosen as a member of the Council of State although he had declined to have any share in the trial of the king 3 He was elected MP for York in 1654 for the First Protectorate Parliament In 1656 he was elected MP for Northumberland in the Second Protectorate Parliament and was chosen as Speaker in September 1656 and in June 1658 he was appointed Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer In 1659 and again in 1660 he was a member of the Council of State and on three occasions he was one of the Commissioners of the Great Seal He lost some of his offices when Charles II was restored 3 In 1660 he was elected MP for York in the Convention Parliament He was elected MP for Berwick again in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament 2 Widdrington founded a school at Stamfordham Northumberland He wrote Analecta Eboracensia some Remaynes of the city of York which was not published until 1877 when it was edited with introduction and notes by the Rev Caesar Caine 3 Widdrington died in 1664 2 Family Edit Cheeseburn Grange today Widdrington married Frances Fairfax a daughter of Ferdinando Fairfax 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron and had five daughters including Ursula who married Thomas Hickman Windsor 1st Earl of Plymouth and a son However his son Thomas died in 1660 when MP for Morpeth The estate at Cheeseburn Grange passed briefly to Widdrington s brother Henry and then to their brother Ralph 2 Notes Edit Speaker Widdrington 1656 1658 Baz Manning Retrieved 2 February 2022 a b c d History of Parliament Widdrington Sir Thomas c 1600 64 of Cheeseburn Grange Stamfordham Northumberland a b c d One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Widdrington Barons Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 28 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 620 Parliament of EnglandPreceded byNo Parliament Member of Parliament for Berwick1640 1653 With Hugh Potter 1640 Robert Scawen 1640 1653 Succeeded byBerwick not representedPreceded byThomas St Nicholas Member of Parliament for York1654 1656 With Thomas Dickinson 1654 1656 Succeeded byThomas DickinsonJohn GeldertPreceded byWilliam FenwickRobert FenwickHenry Ogle Member of Parliament for Northumberland1656 1659 With William FenwickRobert Fenwick Succeeded bySir William Fenwick BtRobert FenwickPreceded byJohn RushworthGeorge Payler Member of Parliament for BerwickApr 1660 With John Rushworth Succeeded byJohn RushworthEdward GreyPreceded bySir William Allanson Thomas Hoyle Member of Parliament for YorkJun 1660 1661 With Sir Metcalfe Robinson Bt Succeeded bySir Metcalfe Robinson BtJohn ScottPreceded byJohn RushworthEdward Grey Member of Parliament for Berwick1661 With Edward Grey Succeeded byEdward GreyDaniel CollingwoodPolitical officesPreceded byWilliam Lenthall Speaker of the House of Commons1656 1658 Succeeded bySir Bulstrode WhitelockeLegal officesPreceded bySir William Steele Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer1658 1660 Succeeded bySir John Wilde Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Widdrington amp oldid 1127432261, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
