CLIFFORD, Henry, Lord Clifford (1592-1643), of Skipton Castle, Londesborough, Yorks. and The Strand, Westminster; later of Brougham Castle, Westmld.

Family and Education

b. 28 Feb. 1592, 2nd but o. surv. s. of Francis Clifford* and Grisell, da. of Thomas Hughes of Uxbridge, Mdx.Yorks. Arch. Jnl. xviii. 397; CP. educ. Well g.s., Yorks.; Christ Church, Oxf. 1607, BA 1609; travelled abroad (France, Low Countries) 1610-12; academy, Paris 1611. Wentworth Pprs. ed. J.P. Cooper (Cam. Soc. ser. 4. xii), 318; CSP Dom. 1603-10, p. 649; 1611-19, p. 43; Chamberlain Letters ed. N.E. McClure, i. 339; Winwood’s Memorials ed. E. Sawyer, iii. 2101, 213, 336. m. 25 July 1610 (with £6,000), Frances (d. 14 Feb. 1644), da. of Robert Cecil†, 1st earl of Salisbury, ld. treas. 1608-12, 3s. d.v.p. 2da. (1 d.v.p.). T.D. Whittaker, Craven, 369; G.C. Williamson, Lady Anne Clifford, 50; Yorks. Arch. Jnl. xviii. 399-400. styled. Lord Clifford 28 Dec. 1605; cr. KB 2 June 1610; Shaw, Knights of Eng. i. 157. summ. to Lords in his fa.’s barony 26 Mar. 1628; Lords Procs. 1628, v. 103. suc. fa. as 5th earl of Cumberland 21 Jan. 1642. CP. d. 11 Dec. 1643. Yorks. Arch. Jnl. xviii. 397. sig. Hen[ry] Clifforde.

Offices Held

Commr. oyer and terminer, Northern circ. 1614–d.; C181/2, f. 207v. j.p. Cumb., Northumb. and Westmld. 1617 – d., Yorks. 1619 – d., Ripon and Cawood liberties, Yorks. c. 1632 – d., custos rot. Westmld. 1622–d.; C181/4, ff. 54, 80, 120, 124–5. ld. lt. (jt.) Cumb., Northumb. and Westmld. 1618 – 39, (sole) Westmld. 1639 – d., Yorks. 1642 – 43; commr. border offences 1618, 1619; T. Rymer, Foedera, vii. pt. 3, pp. 38, 96. member, Council in the North 1619–41; R. Reid, Council in the North, 498. commr. wool prices, Cumb., Northumb. and Westmld. 1619; APC, 1618–19, p. 470. member, High Commission, York prov. 1620, 1628; Rymer, vii. pt. 3, p. 173; SP16/123/46. commr. sewers W. Riding 1623 – d., E. Riding 1625 – d., swans, Midlands and North 1629; C181/3, ff. 85v, 187, 267v; 181/5, ff. 87, 198, 203, 216–17. sheriff, Westmld. 1642–d.; List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 151. commr. array, Cumb. and Yorks. 1642. Northants. RO, FH133.

Gov., Carlisle, Cumb. 1638 – 39; c.-in-c. northern counties 1639 – 42; col. of horse (roy.) 1642. Strafforde Letters (1739) ed. W. Knowler, ii. 317, 334; Clarendon, Hist. of the Rebellion ed. W.H. Macray, ii. 282; iii. 382.

Parlimentarian

CLIFFORD, Henry, Lord Clifford (1592-1643), of Skipton Castle, Londesborough, Yorks. and The Strand, Westminster; later of Brougham Castle, Westmld.

Main residences: Skipton Castle, Londesborough, Yorks.; The Strand, Westminster; Brougham Castle, Westmld.

Author

J.P.F.

S.H.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

CLIFFORD, Henry, Lord Clifford (1592-1643)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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