Humphrey Salwey
Humphrey Salwey (1575–1652) was an English
Salwey was the son of Arthur Salwey of Stanford Court at
In April 1640, Salwey was elected member of parliament for Worcestershire in the Long Parliament.[3] Salwey was appointed a commissioner for Worcestershire in 1643 and was appointed First (or King's) Remembrancer by parliament on 3 August 1644. He was made a member of the general assessment committee in October 1644 and was appointed parliamentary commissioner to reside with the army in Scotland on 18 July 1645. In June 1646 he was appointed a member of the committee on scandalous offences. He was a commissioner to try the King in January 1649, but did not act. In May 1649 he was on the Navy Commission.[2]
Salwey died in 1652 and was buried in Westminster Abbey on 20 December 1652.[2]
Salwey married Anne Littleton, daughter of Sir Edward Littleton [1563-1610], M.P. and Margaret Devereux [Anne, daughter of Sir Edward Littleton and Mary Fisher was the 2nd wife of Thomas Holte, 1st Bt, see CB I, p. 105] of
References
- ^ a b John Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain, Volume 1
- ^ a b c W R Williams The Parliamentary History of the County of Worcester
- ^ 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.