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'''Sir Robert Oxenbridge''' (1595 – 1638) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the [[House of Commons of England|House of Commons]] from 1621 to 1624. |
'''Sir Robert Oxenbridge''' (1595 – 1638) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the [[House of Commons of England|House of Commons]] from 1621 to 1624. |
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Oxenbridge was the son of [[Robert Oxenbridge (died 1616)|Sir Robert Oxenbridge]] of [[Hurstbourne Priors]], Hampshire<ref name=VCH>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=56810 Hurstbourne Priors', A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 4 (1911), pp. 287-291. Date accessed: 17 December 2011]</ref> and his wife Elizabeth Cook, daughter of Sir Henry Coke of Broxbourne<ref name=Cockayne>[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924092524374#page/n61/mode/2up George E Cockayne ''Complete Baronetage Vol 1'' (1900)]</ref> He entered [[Gray's Inn]] on October 26, 1614.<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924029785452#page/n129/mode/2up Register of Admissions to Gray's Inn, 1521-1889]</ref> In 1616 he succeeded to the estates at Hurstbourne on the death of his father |
Oxenbridge was the son of [[Robert Oxenbridge (died 1616)|Sir Robert Oxenbridge]] of [[Hurstbourne Priors]], Hampshire<ref name=VCH>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=56810 Hurstbourne Priors', A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 4 (1911), pp. 287-291. Date accessed: 17 December 2011]</ref> and his wife Elizabeth Cook, daughter of Sir Henry Coke of Broxbourne<ref name=Cockayne>[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924092524374#page/n61/mode/2up George E Cockayne ''Complete Baronetage Vol 1'' (1900)]</ref> He entered [[Gray's Inn]] on October 26, 1614.<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924029785452#page/n129/mode/2up Register of Admissions to Gray's Inn, 1521-1889]</ref> In 1616 he succeeded to the estates at Hurstbourne on the death of his father<ref name=VCH/> and was knighted at Newmarket in November 1616.<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/knightsofengland02shawuoft#page/n169/mode/2up Knights of England]</ref> |
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In 1621, Oxenbridge was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Whitchurch (UK Parliament constituency)|Whitchurch]]. He was elected MP for [[Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Hampshire]] in 1624<ref name=Willis>{{Cite Notitia Parliamentaria|converted=1|part=2|pages=229–239}}</ref> and for Whitchurch again in 1625 and 1626. <ref> {{cite web| url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/oxenbridge-sir-robert-ii-1595-1638|title= OXENBRIDGE, Sir Robert II (1595-1638), of Hurstbourne Priors, nr. Whitchurch, Hants.|publisher= History of Parliament Online|accessdate = 22 June 2013}} </ref> In 1636 he sold the estate of Hurstbourne Priors for £1,74712s. 4d. to [[Henry Wallop (died 1642)|Sir Henry Wallop]], of Farleigh Wallop.<ref name=VCH/> |
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Oxenbridge died unmarried at the age of about 42.<ref name=VCH/> His sister Ursula married [[Sir John Monson, 2nd Baronet]].<ref name=Cockayne/> |
Oxenbridge died unmarried at the age of about 42.<ref name=VCH/> His sister Ursula married [[Sir John Monson, 2nd Baronet]].<ref name=Cockayne/> |
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Revision as of 16:56, 22 June 2013
Sir Robert Oxenbridge (1595 – 1638) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1624.
Oxenbridge was the son of Sir Robert Oxenbridge of Hurstbourne Priors, Hampshire[1] and his wife Elizabeth Cook, daughter of Sir Henry Coke of Broxbourne[2] He entered Gray's Inn on October 26, 1614.[3] In 1616 he succeeded to the estates at Hurstbourne on the death of his father[1] and was knighted at Newmarket in November 1616.[4]
In 1621, Oxenbridge was elected Member of Parliament for Whitchurch. He was elected MP for Hampshire in 1624[5] and for Whitchurch again in 1625 and 1626. [6] In 1636 he sold the estate of Hurstbourne Priors for £1,74712s. 4d. to Sir Henry Wallop, of Farleigh Wallop.[1]
Oxenbridge died unmarried at the age of about 42.[1] His sister Ursula married Sir John Monson, 2nd Baronet.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Hurstbourne Priors', A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 4 (1911), pp. 287-291. Date accessed: 17 December 2011
- ^ a b George E Cockayne Complete Baronetage Vol 1 (1900)
- ^ Register of Admissions to Gray's Inn, 1521-1889
- ^ Knights of England
- ^ 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.
- ^ "OXENBRIDGE, Sir Robert II (1595-1638), of Hurstbourne Priors, nr. Whitchurch, Hants". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 22 June 2013.