COMPTON, Henry II (c.1584-c.1649), of Brambletye, East Grinstead, Suss.

Family and Education

b. c. 1584, 3rd s. of Henry Compton I, Lord Compton of Compton Wyniates, Warws. being 1st by 2nd w. Anne, da. of Sir John Spencer of Althorp, Northants. educ. Christ Church Oxf. 1599; L. Inn 1602. m. (1) Cecily, da. of Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset, ?3s. 3da.; (2) Mary, da. of Sir George Browne of Battle, 4s. 2da. KB 1603.

Offices Held

Associate bencher, L. Inn 1604; custos brevium, court of common pleas c. 1630; ranger, Ashdown forest; j.p. Suss. dep. lt. by 1624.

Parlimentarian

COMPTON, Sir Henry (c.1584-c.1649), of Allfarthing, Wandsworth, Surr.; Brambletye, nr. East Grinstead, Suss. and Finch Lane, London

Main residence: Brambletye, East Grinstead, Suss.

Author

J.E.M.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

COMPTON, Henry II (c.1584-c.1649)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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