John Ramsden (died 1646)
Sir John Ramsden | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Pontefract | |
| In office 1628–1640 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Ramsden 1594 Longley near Huddersfield |
| Died | March 1646 (aged 51–52) Newark |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Freshville Anne Pool |
| Children | Two sons William and John |
| Parent | William Ramsden |
Sir John Ramsden (1594 – March 1646) was an English politician who sat in the
Siege of Newark
.
Ramsden was the son of
In April 1640, Ramsden was elected MP for Pontefract in the
Parliamentary Army and committed as a traitor to the Tower of London. In August 1644 he was exchanged for a Parliamentary prisoner held by the King. In 1645, Ramsden was Colonel of the Third Division defending Pontefract Castle and he took part in the negotiations for its surrender. He died during the siege of Newark and was buried at Newark parish church on 27 March.[3]
Ramsden first married, Margaret Freshville, the daughter of Sir Peter Freshville, of Stovely, in Lancashire, and had sons William and John. His second wife was Anne Pool, widow of Alderman Pool, of London.[2]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Benjamin Boothroyd (1807). The History of the Ancient Borough of Pontefract. Author, and for J. Fox. p. 156.
- ^ a b Longley Old Hall - Dates
- "RAMSDEN, Sir John (1594-1646), of Byram Hall, Brotherton, Yorks". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 27 March 2013.