Henry Gawdy

Sir Henry Gawdy (c. 1553 – 1621), of Claxton, Norfolk, was an English politician.

He was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Gawdy and was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge (1571) and the Inner Temple (1571). He succeeded his father in 1588.

Gawdy served as a

knighted

in 1603.

He married twice: firstly Elizabeth, the daughter of Robert Warner of Norwich, with whom he had six sons and a daughter, and secondly Elizabeth Barnardiston, widow of Sir Charles Framlingham. He was succeeded by his son Robert.^[1]

References

^ "GAWDY, Henry (c.1553-1621), of Claxton, Norf". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 21 April 2013.

Parliament of England
Preceded by Nathaniel Bacon	Member of Parliament for Norfolk 1597–1604 With: Sir John Townsend 1597–1601 Bassingbourne Gawdy	Succeeded by Sir Charles Cornwallis

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[1] "GAWDY, Henry (c.1553-1621), of Claxton, Norf". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 21 April 2013.

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