Thomas Widdrington
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Sir Thomas Widdrington SL (died 13 May 1664) was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1664. He was speaker of the House of Commons in 1656.
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Life
Widdrington was the son of Lewis Mauntlaine, alias Widdrington of Cheeseburn Grange, near Stamfordham, Northumberland. He was a student at Christ's College, Cambridge in 1617 and was awarded BA in 1621. He entered Gray's Inn in 1619 and was called to the bar in 1625. He succeeded to the estated of his father in 1630. He was Recorder of Berwick from 1631 to 1658 and Recorder of York from 1638 to 1658. He was knighted at York on 1 April 1639.[1]
In April 1640 Widdrington was elected Member of Parliament for Berwick in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Berwick for the Long Parliament in November 1640. As a barrister, his legal knowledge was useful during the English Civil War. In 1651 he was chosen a member of the Council of State, although he had declined to have any share in the trial of the king. He was elected MP for York in 1654 for the First Protectorate Parliament. In 1656 he was elected MP for Northumberland in the Second Protectorate Parliament and was chosen as Speaker in September 1656, and in June 1658, he was appointed Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer. In 1659 and again in 1660, he was a member of the Council of State, and on three occasions he was one of the Commissioners of the Great Seal. He lost some of his offices when Charles II was restored. In 1660, he was elected MP for York in the Convention Parliament. He was elected MP for Berwick again in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament.[1]
Widdrington founded a school at Stamfordham, Northumberland, He wrote Analecta Eboracensia; some Remaynes of the city of York which was not published until 1877, when it was edited with introduction and notes by the Rev. Caesar Caine.
Widdrington died in 1664.[1]
Family
Widdrington married Frances Fairfax, a daughter of Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron and had five daughters and a son. However his son Thomas died in 1660 when MP for Morpeth.[1] The estate at Cheeseburn Grange passed firstly to his Widdrington's brother Henry and then to his brother Ralph.
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Member of Parliament for Berwick with Hugh Potter 1640/ Robert Scawen 1640–1653 1640–1653 |
Succeeded by Berwick not represented |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for York with Thomas Dickinson 1654–1656 1654–1656 |
Succeeded by Thomas Dickinson John Geldert |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Northumberland with William Fenwick Robert Fenwick 1656–1659 |
Succeeded by Sir William Fenwick, Bt Robert Fenwick |
Preceded by
John Rushworth
George Payler |
Member of Parliament for Berwick with John Rushworth Apr 1660 |
Succeeded by John Rushworth Edward Grey |
Preceded by
Sir William Allanson
Thomas Hoyle |
Member of Parliament for York with Sir Metcalfe Robinson, Bt Jun 1660–1661 |
Succeeded by Sir Metcalfe Robinson, Bt John Scott |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Berwick with Edward Grey 1661 |
Succeeded by Edward Grey Daniel Collingwood |
Legal offices | ||
Preceded by | Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer 1658–1660 |
Succeeded by Sir John Wilde |
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