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'''Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton''' ( |
'''Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton''' (14 July 1544 – 10 December 1589) was an [[England|English]] [[Peerage|peer]] and Member of Parliament. |
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Compton was the son of Peter Compton and his wife Anne, daughter of [[George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury]], and a relative of [[William Compton (courtier)|Sir William Compton]]. In 1572 he was [[Hereditary_peer#Writs_of_summons|summoned]] to the [[House of Lords]] as '''Baron Compton''', of Compton in the County of Warwick. Lord Compton was later one of the peers at the trial of [[Mary, Queen of Scots]]. He married, firstly, Frances, daughter of [[Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon]]. He married, secondly, Anne, daughter of Sir John Spencer. Lord Compton died in December 1589, aged 51, and was succeeded in the barony by his son from his first marriage, [[William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton|William]], who was created [[Marquess of Northampton|Earl of Northampton]] in 1618. |
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Compton was the posthumous son of Peter Compton of [[Compton Wynyates]] and his wife Anne, daughter of [[George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury]], and a relative of [[William Compton (courtier)|Sir William Compton]]. He was trained in the law at [[Gray's Inn]] (1563). He succeeded his father in 1544 and was knighted in 1567. In 1572 he was [[Hereditary_peer#Writs_of_summons|summoned]] to the [[House of Lords]] as '''Baron Compton''', of Compton in the County of Warwick. |
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He was elected a [[Member of Parliament|Member]] (MP) of the [[Parliament of England]] for [[Old Sarum (UK Parliament constituency)|Old Sarum]] in 1563. Lord Compton was later one of the peers at the trial of [[Mary, Queen of Scots]]. |
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He married, firstly, Frances, daughter of [[Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon]], with whom he had one son. He married, secondly, Anne, daughter of Sir John Spencer, with whom he had a further two sons. Lord Compton died in December 1589, aged 51, and was succeeded in the barony by his son from his first marriage, [[William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton|William]], who was created [[Marquess of Northampton|Earl of Northampton]] in 1618. |
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* {{cite web| url = http://www.histparl.ac.uk/volume/1558-1603/member/compton-henry-i-1544-89| title= COMPTON, Henry I (1544-89), of Compton Wyniates, Warws. and Tottenham, Mdx.|publisher= History of Parliament Online|accessdate = 4 September 2013}} |
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* Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, {{Page needed |date=February 2013}} |
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Revision as of 21:50, 4 September 2013
Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton (14 July 1544 – 10 December 1589) was an English peer and Member of Parliament.
Compton was the posthumous son of Peter Compton of Compton Wynyates and his wife Anne, daughter of George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury, and a relative of Sir William Compton. He was trained in the law at Gray's Inn (1563). He succeeded his father in 1544 and was knighted in 1567. In 1572 he was summoned to the House of Lords as Baron Compton, of Compton in the County of Warwick.
He was elected a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Old Sarum in 1563. Lord Compton was later one of the peers at the trial of Mary, Queen of Scots.
He married, firstly, Frances, daughter of Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, with whom he had one son. He married, secondly, Anne, daughter of Sir John Spencer, with whom he had a further two sons. Lord Compton died in December 1589, aged 51, and was succeeded in the barony by his son from his first marriage, William, who was created Earl of Northampton in 1618.
References
- "COMPTON, Henry I (1544-89), of Compton Wyniates, Warws. and Tottenham, Mdx". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
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