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ACTON, Sir Edward, 3rd Bt. (c.1650-1716), of Aldenham Hall, Salop.

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b. c. 1650, 1st s. of Sir Walter Acton, 2nd Bt. educ. Queen’s, Oxf. matric. 4 May 1666, aged 16; I. Temple 1670. m. 8 Dec. 1674, Mary, da. and h. of John Walter of Elberton, Glos., 3s. 5da. suc. fa. 1665.Glos. N. and Q. iii. 237.
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Commr. for assessment, Salop 1673 – 80, 1689 – 90, j.p. 1678 – June 1688, Nov. 1688 – d., sheriff 1684 – 85; freeman, Bridgnorth 1673, Much Wenlock 1676, Ludlow 1697; recorder, Bridgnorth 1686 – d.; bailiff, Much Wenlock 1686–7.Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. liv. 195–6; Salop RO, Forester mss, Much Wenlock corp. bk., Ludlow bor. recs. minute bk.

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ACTON, Sir Edward, 3rd Bt. (c.1650-1716), of Aldenham Hall, Salop.
Main residence: Aldenham Hall, Salop.
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ACTON, Sir Edward (c.1650-1716)

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ACLAND, Sir Hugh, 1st or 5th Bt. (c.1639-1714), of Killerton, Devon.

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b. c. 1639, 4th s. of Sir John Acland, styled. 1st Bt., of Columbjohn by Elizabeth, da. of Sir Francis Vincent, 1st Bt., of Stoke d’Abernon, Surr. educ. Exeter, Oxf. 1652, BA 1655. m. lic. 19 Mar. 1674, aged 35, Anne, da. of Sir Thomas Daniel of Beswick Hall, Yorks., 6s. (2 d.v.p.) 1da. suc. nephew 1672; cr. Bt. 21 Jan. 1678 with precedence from 24 June 1644.Vivian, Vis. Devon, 4; CSP Dom. 1676-77, p. 326.
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J.p. Devon 1670 – July 1688, Oct. 1688–96, 1700 – 02, ?1704 – d., South Molton 1684; commr. for assessment, Devon 1673 – 80, 1689 – 90, recusants 1675; freeman, Exeter 1675; dep. lt. Devon 1676 – July 1688, 1703–?d., col. of militia ft. by 1680 – ?July 1688; j.p. and alderman, Tiverton 1683 – 87, mayor 1686 – 87; commr. for rebels’ estates, Devon 1686, sheriff 1690–1.SP44/335/234, 373; A. Jenkins, Hist. Exeter, 175; M. Dunsford, Hist. Mems. Tiverton, 194, 449; PC2/72/535; Cal. Treas. Bks. viii. 546.

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ACLAND, Sir Hugh, 1st or 5th Bt. (c.1639-1714), of Killerton, Devon.
Main residence: Killerton, Devon.
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J.S.C.
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Commons 1660-1690
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ACLAND, Sir Hugh (c.1639-1714)

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ACTON, Sir Walter, 2nd Bt. (c.1621-65), of Aldenham Hall, Salop.

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b. c. 1621, 1st s. of Sir Edward Acton, 1st Bt., of Aldenham by Sarah, da. of Richard Mitton of Halston. m. bef. 1650, Catharine, da. of Richard Cresset of Cound, 7s. 3da. suc. fa. 29 June 1659.Vis. Salop (Harl. Soc. xxviii), 10.
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J.p. Salop July 1660 – d., commr. for assessment Sept. 1660 – d., lt. vol. horse Oct. 1660, commr. for loyal and indigent officers 1662, dep. lt. 1662 – d., commr. for corporations 1662–3.Bodl. Ch. Salop 146; SP29/41/85.

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ACTON, Sir Walter, 2nd Bt. (c.1621-65), of Aldenham Hall, Salop.
Main residence: Aldenham Hall, Salop.
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ACTON, Sir Walter (c.1621-65)

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ALDWORTH, Richard (c.1614-80), of Stanlakes, Hurst St. Nicholas, Wilts. and Suffolk Street, Westminster.

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b. c. 1614, 1st s. of Richard Aldworth of Wargrave, Berks. by Amy, da. of Thomas Persons of Great Milton, Oxon. educ. M. Temple 1637. m. by 1646, Anne, da. and h. of William Gwynn of Frogmore House, Windsor, Berks., 6s. 6da. suc. fa. 1638.Vis. Berks. (Harl. Soc. lvii), 50.
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Capt. of horse (royalist) 1642, major by 1644 – 46, ?1648.Harl. 986, f. 89v.

Auditor of the army by 1643, land revenues, Yorks., Northumb. and co. Dur. 1661 – d.; sec. to abp. of Canterbury c. Sept. 1660 – d.; additional auditor of imprests 1668, chief auditor 1672; sub.-commr. for prizes 1672–4.W. H. Black, Docquets of Letters Patent, 350; Cal. Treas. Bks. i. 299, 372; ii. 224; iii. 1056.

J.p. Berks. July 1660 – d., Wilts. 1662 – d.; commr. for assessment, Berks. Aug. 1660 – d., Wilts. 1663 – d., Westminster 1665 – 69, Kent 1665 – 79; freeman, Canterbury and Reading 1661; commr. for loyal and indigent officers, Berks. 1662, recusants 1675, dep. lt. aft. 1670–d.Berks. RO, Reading corp. diary, 5 Apr. 1661; Roll of the Freemen ed. Cowper, 313.

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ALDWORTH, Richard (c.1614-80), of Stanlakes, Hurst St. Nicholas, Wilts. and Suffolk Street, Westminster.
Main residences: Stanlakes, Hurst St. Nicholas, Wilts.Cal. Treas. Bks. iv. 58.; Suffolk Street, Westminster.
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L.N.
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Commons 1660-1690
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ALDWORTH, Richard (c.1614-80)

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ALDWORTH, Robert (c.1624-76), of Broad Street, Bristol and Lincoln’s Inn.

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b. c. 1624, 1st s. of Richard Aldworth of Bristol by Mary, da. of John Doughtie of Bristol. educ. Lincoln, Oxf. matric. 6 July 1638, aged 14; L. Inn 1640, called 1647, bencher 1670. m. 23 Sept. 1652, Dorothy, da. of Thomas Hooke, merchant, of Bristol, 1s. 4da. suc. fa. 1655.Deposition Bks. (Bristol Rec. Soc. vi), 243-5; (xiii), 201; PCC 15 Scroope; F. W. Todd, Humphrey Hooke of Bristol, 50.
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Commr. for execution of ordinances, Bristol 1644, assessment 1644 – 52, 1657, Jan. 1660–1, 1673 – 74, freeman 1645, town clerk 1653 – d., member, soc. of merchant venturers 1654; recorder, Devizes by 1654 – 61; commr. for scandalous ministers, Som. 1654, security 1656; j.p. Som. 1656 – Mar. 1660, Glos. 1657 – Mar. 1660; commr. for militia, Bristol 1659, Mar. 1660, col. of militia by 1658 – ?Feb. 1660; reader, L. Inn 1671, treas. 1673–4.CSP Dom. 1661–2, p. 224; Merchant Venturers (Bristol Rec. Soc. xvii), 77; H. Bull, Hist. Devizes, 284; Devizes Bor. Annals ed. Cunnington, i. 133; J. Latimer, Annals of Bristol, 281; HMC Popham, 145.

Commr. for obstructions 1649 – 51, 1652–?8, prohibition of tobacco planting 1652; trustee for disafforestation 1653; judge of poor prisoners 1654.

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ALDWORTH, Robert (c.1624-76), of Broad Street, Bristol and Lincoln’s Inn.
Main residences: Broad Street, Bristol; Lincoln's Inn.
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M.W.H.
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ALDWORTH, Robert (c.1624-76)

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ACLAND, Arthur (1616-91), of Bittadon, Devon.

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bap. 24 Mar. 1616, 2nd s. of Lewis Acland of Braunton by Mary Lamprey. m. 9 Feb. 1655, Elizabeth, da. of Henry Chichester of Marwood, 2s. 2da. d.v.p.Eg. 2748, f. 12; Devon Protestation Returns ed. Howard, 126; Devon and Cornw. N. and Q. xvii. 361; Barnstaple Par. Reg. ed. Wainwright, i. 97, 99, 103, 106; ii. 29; W. Drake, Notes on Chichester Fam. 293; PCC 209 Allchin; C8/613/4.
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Alderman, Barnstaple 1662 – Sept. 1688, Oct. 1688 – d., mayor 1663 – 64; j.p. Devon 1674 – July 1688, Oct. 1688 – d., commr. for assessment 1679 – 80, 1689.J. B. Gribble, Mems. Barnstaple, 203, 299, 303.

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ACLAND, Arthur (1616-91), of Bittadon, Devon.
Main residence: Bittadon, Devon.
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J.S.C.
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Commons 1660-1690
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ACLAND, Arthur (1616-91)

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New Radnor Boroughs

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None of the six Members who actually sat in this period resided in any of the Radnorshire boroughs; three were Englishmen and one a North Walian. For the first 20 years of the period the Harley interest was dominant, though acquired, as their opponents pointed out, ‘in the worst of times’. Edward Harley had been one of the corporation of New Radnor (the ‘Twenty-Five’) since about 1647, and at the Restoration his brothers were respectively recorder of New Radnor and steward of the crown manors, thus controlling between them the burgess rolls of four of the contributory boroughs.

Radnorshire

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The only known calculation of the Radnorshire electorate occurs in 1677, when (Sir) Edward Harley was told that if one of the candidates could muster 800 voters he would have an easy victory. The Gwynnes of Llanelwedd had the predominant interest, and none of the elections in which they stood is known to have been contested.

Pembroke Boroughs

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The Owens, with their principal residence only two miles south-west of Pembroke, established a claim to the borough seat in 1626, which, with the exception of the Protectorate Parliaments, they retained until 1695. Of the two out-boroughs, Tenby lay in the Owen orbit, but Wiston was controlled by the Wogans.

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