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'''Sir Sampson Eure''' (died 1659) was an English politician who sat in the [[House of Commons of England|House of Commons]] at various times between 1621 and 1643. He supported the [[Cavaliers|Royalist]] cause in the [[English Civil War]]. |
'''Sir Sampson Eure''' (died 1659) was an English politician who sat in the [[House of Commons of England|House of Commons]] at various times between 1621 and 1643. He supported the [[Cavaliers|Royalist]] cause in the [[English Civil War]]. |
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Eure was the son of Sir Francis Eure |
Eure was the son of Sir Francis Eure of Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire,and his first wife, Elizabeth. He was admitted at [[Gray's Inn]] on 10 August 1610 and called to the bar in 1617.<ref name=Williams>[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924030498939#page/n31/mode/2up W R Williams ''The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales'']</ref> |
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In 1621, Eure was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Beaumaris (UK Parliament constituency)|Beaumaris]].<ref name=Willis>[http://books.google.com/books?id=5V09AAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22Browne+Willis%22&source=bl&ots=NlR4ZTzW3S&sig=Pm35du8puwXQ6zQe811JbwnjHIc&hl=en&ei=01hsTJKDKpGj4QaR55XZAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CCYQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false Browne Willis ''Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences'' 1750 pp 229-239]</ref> He was made Kings Attorney for Wales for life on 11 April 1622 |
In 1621, Eure was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Beaumaris (UK Parliament constituency)|Beaumaris]].<ref name=Willis>[http://books.google.com/books?id=5V09AAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22Browne+Willis%22&source=bl&ots=NlR4ZTzW3S&sig=Pm35du8puwXQ6zQe811JbwnjHIc&hl=en&ei=01hsTJKDKpGj4QaR55XZAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CCYQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false Browne Willis ''Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences'' 1750 pp 229-239]</ref> He was made Kings Attorney for Wales for life on 11 April 1622 and, together with [[Ralph Goodwin]], was granted the office of Examiner in the Court of the Marches of Wales on 19 November 1625 . In 1638 he became a Bencher of his Inn and in 1640 was elevated to Serjeant-at-law and then King's Serjeant.<ref name=Williams/> |
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In November 1640, Eure was elected MP for [[Leominster (UK Parliament constituency)|Leominster]] in the [[Long Parliament]].<ref name=Willis/> |
In November 1640, Eure was elected MP for [[Leominster (UK Parliament constituency)|Leominster]] in the [[Long Parliament]].<ref name=Willis/> and was knighted on 7 August 1641.<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/knightsofengland02shawuoft#page/n219/mode/2up Knights of England]</ref> When the Civil War was taking shape he made his way to join King Charles at Oxford and was created DCL (Doctor of Civil Law) there on 7 February 1643. He was also made Speaker of the King's Parliament in Oxford (as distinct from the de facto Parliament in Westminster). In consequence he was disabled from sitting in the House of Commons on 22 January 1644 and made to suffer, although not excessively, for his support of the King's cause. |
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<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=117057 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Eade-Eyton', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 440-479. Date accessed: 29 April 2011]</ref> |
<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=117057 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Eade-Eyton', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 440-479. Date accessed: 29 April 2011]</ref> |
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Eure died |
Eure died at his home at Gatley Park, Herefordshire in 1659.<ref name=Williams/> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 01:46, 29 December 2011
Sir Sampson Eure (died 1659) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1643. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.
Eure was the son of Sir Francis Eure of Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire,and his first wife, Elizabeth. He was admitted at Gray's Inn on 10 August 1610 and called to the bar in 1617.[1]
In 1621, Eure was elected Member of Parliament for Beaumaris.[2] He was made Kings Attorney for Wales for life on 11 April 1622 and, together with Ralph Goodwin, was granted the office of Examiner in the Court of the Marches of Wales on 19 November 1625 . In 1638 he became a Bencher of his Inn and in 1640 was elevated to Serjeant-at-law and then King's Serjeant.[1]
In November 1640, Eure was elected MP for Leominster in the Long Parliament.[2] and was knighted on 7 August 1641.[3] When the Civil War was taking shape he made his way to join King Charles at Oxford and was created DCL (Doctor of Civil Law) there on 7 February 1643. He was also made Speaker of the King's Parliament in Oxford (as distinct from the de facto Parliament in Westminster). In consequence he was disabled from sitting in the House of Commons on 22 January 1644 and made to suffer, although not excessively, for his support of the King's cause. [4]
Eure died at his home at Gatley Park, Herefordshire in 1659.[1]
References
- ^ a b c W R Williams The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales
- ^ a b Browne Willis Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750 pp 229-239
- ^ Knights of England
- ^ 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Eade-Eyton', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 440-479. Date accessed: 29 April 2011
- Roberts, Stephen. "Eure, Sir Sampson (c.1592–1659?), lawyer and politician". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70464. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)