Family and Education
b. c.1620, 2nd s. of Edward Bigland (d.1650), rector of East and West Leake, Notts. 1621-46, by Mary Bendish. educ. Queens’, Camb. 1637, BA 1641, MA 1644; G. Inn 1647, called 1654, ancient 1671. m. lic. 28 May 1669, Anne, da. and h. of Peter Richier, MD, of Lincoln, 2s. 2da.Nichols, Leics. iii. 1107; E. Godfrey, Notts. Churches: Hundred of Rushcliffe, 145; Add. 6705. f. 27.
Offices Held
Commr. for assessment, Newark 1663 – 64, Notts. 1677 – 80, Nottingham 1679 – 80, 1689, Leics. 1689 – 90, Serjeants’ Inn 1689; bencher, G. Inn 1677; recorder, Nottingham 1680 – 83; j.p. Leics. 1680 – 84, Notts. by 1700–d.
Serjeant-at-law 1680 – d.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Long Whatton, Leics.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
BIGLAND, Edward (c.1620-1704)
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Oxford 1644
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