Sir James Langham, 2nd Baronet
Sir James Langham, 2nd Baronet (c. 1621 – 22 August 1699) of Cottesbrook, Northamptonshire was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1656 and 1662. He married four times, but he had no heir.
Life
Langham was the eldest son of Sir John Langham, 1st Baronet and his wife Mary Bunce.[1] He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he matriculated in 1638, and was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1640 to train for the law. He was knighted in 1660 and appointed Sheriff of Northamptonshire for 1664.[2]
In 1656, Langham was elected
Langham inherited the
Langham married four times, his first wife being Mary Alston, the daughter of
He died at Kensington and was buried at Cottesbrooke, Northamptonshire, leaving no male children. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his brother William. His daughter married Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington.[1]
References
- ^ a b John Burke A General and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of ..., Volume 2
- ^ a b c d "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "History of Parliament". History of Parliament online. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
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