Hugh Boscawen (1625–1701)

Hugh Boscawen (1625 – 30 May 1701) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons on seven occasions between 1646 and 1701.

Origins

Boscawen was the second son of Hugh Boscawen of

Chacewater and Gwennap where he was the principal landowner.^[4]

The Chacewater mine, now known as Wheal Busy, was located in what was known at one time as "the richest square mile on Earth". During its life it produced over 100,000 tons of copper ore, and 27,000 tons of arsenic.^[5]

Career

In December 1646, Boscawen was elected

J.P. in 1651 and was again commissioner for assessment in 1657. He was re-elected MP for Cornwall in 1659 for the Third Protectorate Parliament in which he attacked the abuses of the Protectorate. In December he signed the Cornish address for a free parliament.^[1]

In 1660 Boscawen stood for parliament at Cornwall and at

stannator at Blackmore in 1673 and commissioner for recusants in Cornwall in 1675. By 1690 he was recorder of Tregoney. He was re-elected MP for Cornwall in 1689 and held the seat until his death in 1701.^[8] Boscawen was very active in all the parliaments in which he sat, and as a strong Protestant was considered the "great pillar of the presbyterians". From 1698 until his death he was governor of St Mawes.^[1]

Marriage and children

In 1651 Boscawen married Lady Margaret Clinton, eldest daughter of Theophilus Clinton, 4th Earl of Lincoln, 12th Baron Clinton (1600–1667), and co-heiress of her brother Edward Clinton, 5th Earl of Lincoln, 13th Baron Clinton (d. 1692). They had eight sons, all of whom predeceased their father, and two daughters, only one of whom survived, becoming his sole heiress:^[1]

Bridget Boscawen (d.1708), married Hugh Fortescue (1665–1719), MP, of Penwarne, Cornwall and Filleigh, Devon. Their son was Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl of Clinton, 14th Baron Clinton (1696–1751), builder of the Palladian mansion Castle Hill, Filleigh, who died childless.

Most of his Cornish Estates, including the family seat at Tregothnan, passed to his nephew, Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth.^[10]

Death

Boscawen died on 30 May 1701 at the age of 75.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Basil Duke Henning The House of Commons, 1660-1690, Volume 1
^ "Nicholas Boscawen".
^ Foster,Joseph, Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire for 1882, London, 1882, p.273, quoted by Kain, Roger & Ravenhill, William, (eds.) Historical Atlas of South-West England, Exeter, 1999, p.293
^ Kain, Roger & Ravenhill, William, (eds.) Historical Atlas of South-West England, Exeter, 1999, p.293
^ "Wheal Busy (Chacewater Mine)". Cornwall in Focus. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
^ 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.
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 2)
^ ^a ^b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
^ "BOSCAWEN, Hugh I (1625-1701), of Tregothnan, Cornw. and Greek Street, Westminster". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

Parliament of England
Preceded by Bevil Grenville Sir Alexander Carew, 2nd Baronet	Member of Parliament for Cornwall 1646–1648 With: Nicholas Trefusis	Succeeded by Not represented in Rump Parliament
Preceded by Thomas Ceely Richard Carter Anthony Rous John St Aubyn Walter Moyle Francis Rous Anthony Nicholl William Braddon	Member of Parliament for Cornwall 1659 With: Francis Buller	Succeeded by Not represented in restored Rump
Preceded by Sir John Trevor	Member of Parliament for Grampound 1660 With: Thomas Herle John Tanner	Succeeded by John Tanner Charles Trevanion
Preceded by Sir John Carew, 3rd Baronet Robert Robartes	Member of Parliament for Cornwall 1660 With: Francis Buller	Succeeded by Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd Baronet Sir John Coryton, 1st Baronet
Preceded by Sir John Temple Sir Peter Courtney	Tregoney 1661–1685 With: Thomas Herle Robert Boscawen John Tanner Charles Trevanion	Succeeded by Charles Porter Charles Trevanion
Preceded by Lord Lansdown Francis Robartes	Member of Parliament for Cornwall 1689–1701 With: Sir John Carew, 3rd Baronet Francis Robartes John Speccot	Succeeded by John Speccot Richard Edgcumbe

[Henning-1] Basil Duke Henning The House of Commons, 1660-1690, Volume 1

[2] "Nicholas Boscawen".

[3] Foster,Joseph, Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire for 1882, London, 1882, p.273, quoted by Kain, Roger & Ravenhill, William, (eds.) Historical Atlas of South-West England, Exeter, 1999, p.293

[4] Kain, Roger & Ravenhill, William, (eds.) Historical Atlas of South-West England, Exeter, 1999, p.293

[CIF-5] "Wheal Busy (Chacewater Mine)". Cornwall in Focus. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2009.

[6] 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.

[7] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 2)

[LRc-8] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)

[9] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)

[10] "BOSCAWEN, Hugh I (1625-1701), of Tregothnan, Cornw. and Greek Street, Westminster". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

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Origins

Career

Marriage and children

Death

References

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