Appendix II: Officers of the Commons and Chairmen of standing committees

Officers of the Commons and Chairmen of standing committees

Speaker

Clerk of the Commons

31 Jan. 1603	Ralph Ewens; died in office Aug. 1611
30 Aug. 1611	William Pinches, having grant in reversion dated 26 Feb. 1607; died in office by 17 Nov. 1612
17 Nov. 1612	John Wright; died in office by 15 Nov. 1632

Deputy clerk of the Commons

1601-4	Cadwallader Tydder
1621-8	John Wright the younger

Serjeant-at-arms

22 Mar. 1588	Roger Wood; died in office by 17 Mar. 1610
17 Mar. 1610	Edward Grimston (patent 7 May 1610); died in office, being buried 14 Dec. 1640

Chairman, committee for privileges and returns

1604-10	Sir George Snygge (1604 only); Sir George More (1605-10)
1614	Nicholas FullerThe first meeting of the committee appears to have been chaired by Francis Moore; certainly it was he, rather than Fuller, who reported its proceedings.
1621	Sir George More
1624	John Glanville
1625	Sir George More
1626	(Sir) John Finch II
1628-9	William Hakewill

Chairman, committee (of the Whole House) for grievances

1610	Sir Edwin Sandys
1614	No committee established
1621	Sir Edward Coke
1624	Sir Edward Coke
1625	No committee established
1626	Edward Whitby
1628-9	Sir Edward Coke (1628); Edward Herbert (1629)Edward Littleton II was originally proposed as Coke’s successor, but the motion was respited ‘in respect he was now absent’: CJ, i. 921b.

Chairman, committee (of the Whole House) for petitions

1614	Sir Edwin Sandys

Chairman, committee (of the Whole House) for courts of justice

1621	Sir Edward Sackville (stood aside 15 Mar.); Sir Robert Phelips (from 15 Mar.)
1624	Sir Robert Phelips
1625	No committee established
1626	Sir Nathaniel Rich
1628-9	Sir Nathaniel Rich (1628); Sir Robert Phelips (1629)

Chairman, committee (of the Whole House) for trade

Chairman, committee (of the Whole House) for evils, causes and remedies

1626	Christopher Wandesford

Chairman, committee (of the Whole House) for religion

1628

John Pym