Sir Edward Bishopp, 2nd Baronet
Sir Edward Bishopp, 2nd Baronet (1602 – April 1649) was an English politician who sat in the
Bishopp was the son of
In 1627 he killed
In April 1640, Bishopp was elected MP for Bramber in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected in the Long Parliament in November 1640 until his election was declared void in December. He supported the King in the civil war and was governor of Arundel Castle on behalf of the King in 1643 and was taken prisoner at the surrender of the castle in January 1644. His estates were sequestrated and he compounded in October 1644. He was fined £7,500 in October 1645 which was later reduced to £4,790.[1]
In about 1626 Bishopp married Mary Tufton, daughter of Nicholas Tufton, 1st Earl of Thanet and Lady Frances Cecil. Lady Frances Cecil was the daughter of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter and Dorothy Neville. Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter was the son of William Cecil, Lord Burghley. Subsequent Bishopp baronets carried the name Cecil in recognition of this influential ancestor. Bishopp died at the age of about 47[1] and was succeeded briefly in the baronetcy by his son Thomas, born 3 Dec 1627. In 1651, Thomas, his mother Mary, and sisters Frances, Diana, Christina, and Mary, successfully appealed for the portion of Sir Edward's estate that was intended for the maintenance of his widow and daughters to be released from sequestration.[4] Thomas he died unmarried and without issue in 1652 and was succeeded by his brother Sir Cecil Bishopp, 4th Baronet (c. 1635 – 3 June 1705).[1]
References
- ^ a b c d George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage, Volume 1 1900
- ^ 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Bennell-Bloye', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 (1891), pp. 106-141. Date accessed: 21 May 2012
- ^ "BISHOPP, Sir Edward (1602-1649), of Parham, Suss.; later of Cannon Row, Westminster". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "Cases before the Committee: August 1644 Pages 847-865 Calendar, Committee For Compounding: Part 2. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1890". British History Online. Retrieved 13 July 2020.