Henry Bedingfield (judge)
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Sir Henry Bedingfield (1632 – 6 February 1687) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660 and from 1685 to 1686. He was briefly Chief Justice of the Common Pleas at the end of his life.
Early life and family
Henry Bedingfield was the son of John Bedingfield (1595–1680) of
called to the bar in 1657. The following year he was made a freeman of Dunwich, enabling him to be elected to the Convention Parliament in 1660. He did not seek re-election subsequently, preferring to concentrate on his legal practice.[2]
Later career
In 1683, he presented an address from Dunwich, abhorring the
serjeant at law the following January, and a King's Serjeant the following November, when he was also knighted. Following the succession of James II, he was elected a Tory MP for Aldeburgh.[3] In February 1686 he was appointed a Justice of Common Pleas and in April Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.[2]
Private life
However, he died suddenly in the following February. He had married, c.1667, his cousin Mary, daughter of Robert Bedingfield, DD, rector of Newton, Cambridgeshire and had 2 daughters.
References
- ^ "Bedingfield, Henry (BDNT650H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b History of Parliament Online - Bedingfield,, Henry
- ^ Paula Watson (1983). "Aldeburgh". In Henning, B. D. (ed.). The House of Commons 1660-1690. The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
Further reading
- Handley, Stuart. "Bedingfield, Sir Henry (bap. 1632, d. 1687". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/1937. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)