Humphrey Salwey
Humphrey Salwey (around 1575 , † 1652 ) was an English politician.
Life
Humphrey Salwey was the eldest son of Arthur Salwey and his wife Mary (nee Searle). He attended Brasenose College of Oxford University and received on 16 February 1593 with a BA In November 1594, he was in the Inner Temple added.
On July 6, 1630, he was fined 25 pounds for refusing to be accolade on the occasion of Charles I's coronation . Later he became justice of the peace for the county of Worcestershire . In 1640 Salwey became a member of the House of Commons and represented Worcester in the Long Parliament . He was also a member of the Westminster Synod .
On December 20, 1652 he was buried in the north ambulatory of Westminster Abbey . After the restoration of the monarchy under Charles II , Salwey and other followers of Oliver Cromwell were reburied in 1661 in the cemetery of the adjacent St Margaret's Church . Since 1966 there has been an inscription on the church tower commemorating him and the others who have been surrounded.
Salwey married Anne Littleton, the second daughter of Edward Littleton . The marriage resulted in five sons, including Edward and Richard Salwey , and three daughters.
Web links
- Entry to Humphrey Salwey on the website of Westminster Abbey (Engl.)
- WR Williams: Parliamentary History of the County of Worcester
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Burke, John Bernard Burke: The Royal Families of England, Scotland, and Wales, with Their Descendants, Sovereigns and Subjects (1848)
- ↑ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, Volume 2 (1847)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Salwey, Humphrey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1575 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1652 |