John Hampden (1653–1696)
John Hampden (21 March 1653 – 12 December 1696), the second son of
high treason was condemned to death. But the sentence was not carried out, and having paid £6000 he was set at liberty. In the Convention Parliament of 1689, he represented Wendover, but in the subsequent parliaments, he failed to secure a seat. It was Hampden who in 1689 coined the phrase "Glorious Revolution".[1] He died by his own hand on 12 December 1696. Hampden wrote numerous pamphlets, and Bishop Burnet
described him as "one of the learnedest gentlemen I ever knew".
He married Sarah Foley (died 1687), and had two children:
- Richard Hampden(aft. 1674 – 27 July 1728), an MP and Privy Counsellor
- Letitia Hampden, who married John Birch MP as his second wife
After her death, he married Anne Cornwallis and had two children:
- John Hampden(c. 1696 – 4 February 1754), an MP
- Ann Hampden (died September 1723), married Thomas Kempthorne
Notes
- ISBN 0-521-52614-0, p. 3
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hampden, John § John Hampden the younger". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 901.
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