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'''Sir Walter Pye''' (1571 – 26 December 1635) was an English courtier, administrator and politician who sat in the [[House of Commons of England|House of Commons]] from 1621 and 1629. |
'''Sir Walter Pye''' (1571 – 26 December 1635) was an English courtier, administrator and politician who sat in the [[House of Commons of England|House of Commons]] from 1621 and 1629. |
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Pye was the son of Roger Pye of The Mynde<ref name="HoP">[http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/pye-walter-i-1571-1635 historyofparliamentonline.org, ''Pye, Walter I (1571-1635), of The Mynde, Much Dewchurch, Herefs. and Greyfriars, Christchurch, London''.]</ref> at [[Much Dewchurch]] in [[Herefordshire]]. He was educated at [[St John's College, Oxford]] and became a barrister at [[Middle Temple]]. He was favoured by Buckingham and was made justice in Glamorgan, Breconshire and Radnorshire on 8 February 1617. In 1621 he became attorney-general of the [[Court of Wards]].<ref name=DNB>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Pye, Robert}}</ref> Also in 1621 he was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Brecon (UK Parliament constituency)|Brecon]]. He was re-elected for Brecon in 1624 and in 1625. In 1626 he was elected MP for Brecon and for [[Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Herefordshire]] and chose to sit for Herefordshire. He was re-elected MP for Herefordshire in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.<ref name=Willis>{{Cite Notitia Parliamentaria|converted=1|part=2|pages=229–239}}</ref> He was knighted at Whitehall on 29 June 1630.<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/knightsofengland02shawuoft#page/n207/mode/2up Knights of England]</ref> |
Pye was the son of Roger Pye of The Mynde<ref name="HoP">[http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/pye-walter-i-1571-1635 historyofparliamentonline.org, ''Pye, Walter I (1571-1635), of The Mynde, Much Dewchurch, Herefs. and Greyfriars, Christchurch, London''.]</ref> at [[Much Dewchurch]] in [[Herefordshire]]. He was educated at [[St John's College, Oxford]] and became a barrister at [[Middle Temple]]. |
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He was elected MP for [[Scarborough (UK Parliament constituency)|Scarborough]] in 1597 <ref name = HoP/>. He was favoured by Buckingham and was made justice in Glamorgan, Breconshire and Radnorshire on 8 February 1617. In 1621 he became attorney-general of the [[Court of Wards]].<ref name=DNB>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Pye, Robert}}</ref> Also in 1621 he was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Brecon (UK Parliament constituency)|Brecon]]. He was re-elected for Brecon in 1624 and in 1625. In 1626 he was elected MP for Brecon and for [[Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Herefordshire]] and chose to sit for Herefordshire. He was re-elected MP for Herefordshire in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.<ref name=Willis>{{Cite Notitia Parliamentaria|converted=1|part=2|pages=229–239}}</ref> He was knighted at Whitehall on 29 June 1630.<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/knightsofengland02shawuoft#page/n207/mode/2up Knights of England]</ref> |
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Pye died at the age of 64 and was buried at Much Dewchurch where there is an elaborate alabaster monument to his memory.<ref name=DNB/> |
Pye died at the age of 64 and was buried at Much Dewchurch where there is an elaborate alabaster monument to his memory.<ref name=DNB/> |
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Revision as of 19:11, 23 April 2013
Sir Walter Pye (1571 – 26 December 1635) was an English courtier, administrator and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 and 1629.
Pye was the son of Roger Pye of The Mynde[1] at Much Dewchurch in Herefordshire. He was educated at St John's College, Oxford and became a barrister at Middle Temple.
He was elected MP for Scarborough in 1597 [1]. He was favoured by Buckingham and was made justice in Glamorgan, Breconshire and Radnorshire on 8 February 1617. In 1621 he became attorney-general of the Court of Wards.[2] Also in 1621 he was elected Member of Parliament for Brecon. He was re-elected for Brecon in 1624 and in 1625. In 1626 he was elected MP for Brecon and for Herefordshire and chose to sit for Herefordshire. He was re-elected MP for Herefordshire in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[3] He was knighted at Whitehall on 29 June 1630.[4]
Pye died at the age of 64 and was buried at Much Dewchurch where there is an elaborate alabaster monument to his memory.[2]
Pye married Joan Rudshall, daughter of William Rudshall of Rudshall, Gloucestershire and had a son Walter. His brother Robert Pye was also an MP.[1]
References
- ^ a b c historyofparliamentonline.org, Pye, Walter I (1571-1635), of The Mynde, Much Dewchurch, Herefs. and Greyfriars, Christchurch, London.
- ^ a b . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Knights of England