FIENNES, Hon. James (c.1602-74), of Broughton Castle, Oxon.

Family and Education

b. c. 1602, 1st s. of William, 1st Visct. Saye and Sele by Elizabeth, da. of John Temple of Burton Dassett, Warws. and Stowe, Bucks.; bro. of John Fiennes and Nathaniel Fiennes. educ. Queens’, Camb. 1618, Emmanuel 1622; travelled abroad 1624-5; L. Inn 1628. m. bef. 1631, Frances (d. July 1684), da. and coh. of Sir Edward Cecil, 1st Visct. Wimbledon, 3s. d.v.p. 2da. suc. fa. as 2nd Visct. 14 Apr. 1662.Keeler, Long Parl. 176.

Offices Held

J.p. Oxon. ?1626 – 35, by 1641 – 48, aft. 1653 – 56, Mar. 1660 – d., commr. for execution of ordinances 1644, assessment Oxon. 1644, 1657, Jan. 1660–2, appeals, Oxf. Univ. 1647, militia, Glos. and Oxon. 1648, Mar. 1660, dep. lt. Oxon. c. July 1660–8, ld. lt. 1668 – d.; freeman, Oxford 1668.0xford Council Acts (Oxf. Hist. Soc. n.s. ii), 27.

Commr. for exclusion from sacrament 1646, scandalous offences 1648.

Parlimentarian

FIENNES, James (c.1603-1674), of Broughton Castle, Oxon.

Main residence: Broughton Castle, Oxon.

Author

M.W.H.

L.N.

G.J.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

FIENNES, Hon. James (c.1602-74)