John Hawles

Sir
John Hawles
Sir John Hawles
Member of Parliament in Britain
	In office; March 1689 – 1690
Constituency	Old Sarum (1689-1690) Wilton (1690 - March 4, 1701) Truro (March 5, 1701 - December 1701) Wilton (1702-1705) Stockbridge (1706-1710)
Personal details
Born	1645; Sailsbury
Died	1716
Education	Winchester College

Sir John Hawles (1645–1716), of Lincoln's Inn, was an English lawyer and Whig politician who sat in the

English and British House of Commons

between 1689 and 1710.

Early life

Hawles was born in the Close at

club men

in Salisbury, who took the side of the parliament.

John Hawles was educated at

Queen's College, Oxford in 1662.^[2] He was admitted at Lincoln's Inn on 10 February 1664,^[3]

and was called to the bar in 1670.

Sir Thomas Trevor. At the 1695 English general election, he was returned unopposed as MP for Wilton and was chairman of the committee of privileges and elections from 1695 to January 1696. He was knighted on 28 November 1695.^[4]

At the

Whig for Stockbridge. He was passed over for office and may have expressed his resentment by speaking against the Court on the treasons trial bill on 5 April 1709. Nevertheless, he was appointed as one of the managers of the impeachment of Henry Sacheverell in 1710 but offended his fellow Whigs by giving way on several points. He took no further part in the trial but voted for Sacheverell's impeachment. He was not returned to Parliament at the 1710 British general election, or subsequently.^[4]

Later life and legacy

Hawles resided for some years on the family estate at Upwimborne, and died unmarried on 2 August 1716. He left all his property to John Johnson of Lincoln's Inn, who may have been an illegitimate son.[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "HAWLES, John (c.1645-1716), of Lincoln's Inn". History of Parliament Online (1660-1690). Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^ Foster, Joseph. "Harmar-Hawtayne in Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 pp.652-678". British History Online. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
^ Admissions Register VOL 1 1420-1799. The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn. 1896.
^ ^a ^b ^c "HAWLES, John (1645-1716), of Lincoln's Inn". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 4 September 2019.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Hawles, John". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

Parliament of England
Preceded by John Young Thomas Pitt	Member of Parliament for Old Sarum 1689–1690 With: William Harvey	Succeeded by William Harvey Sir Thomas Mompesson
Preceded by Sir Richard Grobham Howe Thomas Wyndham	Member of Parliament for Wilton 1695–1698 With: John Gauntlett	Succeeded by John Gauntlett Sir Henry Ashurst
Preceded by John Tregagle John Povey	Member of Parliament for Mitchell 1698–1701 With: John Povey	Succeeded by William Beaw Anthony Rowe
Preceded by John Elwill Sir Rowland Gwynne	Member of Parliament for Bere Alston 1698–1701 With: Sir Rowland Gwynne 1698 James Montagu 1698–1701	Succeeded by Sir Peter King
Preceded by Henry Vincent Hugh Fortescue	Member of Parliament for Truro 1701 With: Henry Vincent	Succeeded by Sir William Scawen
Preceded by James Praed Benjamin Overton	Member of Parliament for St Ives 1701–1702 With: James Praed	Succeeded by James Praed Richard Chaundler
Preceded by John Gauntlett Sir Henry Ashurst	Member of Parliament for Wilton 1702–1705 With: George Boddington 1702 John Gauntlett 1702–1705	Succeeded by John Gauntlett William Nicholas
Preceded by Anthony Burnaby Henry Killigrew	Member of Parliament for Stockbridge 1705–1707 With: Sir Edward Lawrence	Succeeded by Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Parliament of England	Member of Parliament for Stockbridge 1707–1710 With: Sir Edward Lawrence	Succeeded by George Dashwood The Earl of Barrymore
Legal offices
Preceded by Sir Thomas Trevor	Solicitor General 1695–1702	Succeeded by Sir Simon Harcourt

[HOP-1] "HAWLES, John (c.1645-1716), of Lincoln's Inn". History of Parliament Online (1660-1690). Retrieved 12 August 2019.

[ALUM-2] Foster, Joseph. "Harmar-Hawtayne in Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 pp.652-678". British History Online. Retrieved 4 September 2019.

[LINCS-3] Admissions Register VOL 1 1420-1799. The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn. 1896.

[HOP2-4] "HAWLES, John (1645-1716), of Lincoln's Inn". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 4 September 2019.

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