MASON, Sir Robert (1626-69), of Hidden, Hungerford, Berks.; Cannon Ct., Kingsclere and Eastgate House, Winchester, Hants.

Family and Education

b. bef. 26 Oct. 1626, 1st. s. of Robert Mason of Lincoln’s Inn and Winchester, recorder of London 1634-5, by 1st w. Edith, da. of John Foyle of Shaftesbury, Dorset. educ. St. Alban’s Hall, Oxf., matric. 20 May 1642, aged 15. m. c.1658, Catherine, wid. of John Vaux, MD, and of Thomas Hussey of Hungerford Park, Berks., 1s. suc. fa. 1635; Kntd. 9 Apr. 1661.Vis. Hants (Harl. Soc. lxiv), 208; PCC 13 Pile, 59 Coke; S. Gale, Cathedral Church of Winchester (1715), 50.

Offices Held

Cornet (royalist) ?1644.CSP Dom. 1645–7, p. 466.

Gent. of privy chamber June 1660–d.Carlisle, Privy Chamber, 166.

J.p. Hants July 1660 – d.; commr. for assessment, Berks. Aug. 1660–1, Hants 1661 – d., Winchester 1666 – d.; freeman, Winchester 1661; commr. for corporations, Hants 1662 – 63, dep. lt. 1667–d.SP29/225/101; Winchester corp. assembly bk. 5, f. 162, ledger bk. 5, f. 142.

Parlimentarian

MASON, Sir Robert (1626-69), of Hidden, Hungerford, Berks.; Cannon Ct., Kingsclere and Eastgate House, Winchester, Hants.

Main residences: Hidden, Hungerford, Berks. and Cannon Ct., Kingsclere and Eastgate House, Winchester, Hants.

Author

J.P.F.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

MASON, Sir Robert (1626-69)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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