LAWSON, Sir Wilfred (c.1610-88), of Isel, Cumb.

Family and Education

b. c. 1610, o.s. of William Lawson of Isel by Judith, da. and h. of William Bewley of Hesket. educ. Queen’s, Oxf. matric. 21 Nov. 1628, aged 17. m. Jane (d. 8 June 1677), da. of Sir Edward Musgrave, 1st Bt., of Hayton Castle, 5s. (2 d.v.p.) 8da. Kntd. 26 Feb. 1641; suc. fa. c.1654; cr. Bt. 31 Mar. 1688.Nicolson and Burn, Cumb. and Westmld. ii. 96; Northern Hist. v. 47.

Offices Held

Commr. of array, Cumb. 1642; j.p. Cumb. ? 1642 – May 1643, Cumb. and Westmld. Oct. 1643 – d.; commr. for assessment, Cumb. 1644 – 52, 1657, Aug. 1660–80, militia, Cumb. 1648, Cumb. and Westmld. Mar. 1660; mayor, Carlisle 1652 – 53, 1657 – 58; sheriff, Cumb. 1653 – 57, capt. of militia to 1659, Oct. 1660, dep. lt. c. Aug. 1660 – d., commr. for recusants 1675.HMC Portland, i. 186; Cumb. RO, D/MH/1.

Col. (parliamentary) by 1644.CSP Dom. 1644–5, pp. 98, 614.

Commr. for security [S] 1656.

Parlimentarian

LAWSON, Sir Wilfred (c.1610-88), of Isel, Cumb.

Main residence: Isel, Cumb.

Author

M.W.H.

G.H.

E.C.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

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