Humphrey Mackworth (Parliamentarian)
| Humphrey Mackworth | |
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| Parliamentarian military governor of Shrewsbury | |
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In office March 1645 but not appointed by House of Commons until 2 June 1646 – December 1654 |
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| Vice Chamberlain of Chester | |
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In office 1648–1654 |
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| Deputy chief justice of the Chester circuit | |
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In office 1649–1654 |
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| Member of Protector's Council | |
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In office September 1654 – December 1654 |
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| Member of First Protectorate Parliament for Shropshire | |
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In office 7 February 1654 – December 1654 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 January 1603 Betton Strange, Shropshire |
| Died | December 1654 London |
| Spouse(s) | 1. Anne Waller 2. Mary Venables |
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| Profession | Lawyer, politician, soldier, judge, landowner. |
Humphrey Mackworth (27 January 1603-December 1654) was an English lawyer, judge, and politician of Shropshire landed gentry origins who rose to prominence in the Midlands, the Welsh Marches and Wales during the English Civil War. He was the Parliamentarian military governor of Shrewsbury in the later phases of the war and under The Protectorate. He occupied several important legal and judicial posts in Chester and North Wales, presiding over the major trials that followed the Charles Stuart's invasion in 1651. In the last year of his life, he attained national prominence as a member of Oliver Cromwell's Council and as a Member of the House of Commons for Shropshire in the First Protectorate Parliament.
Humphrey Mackworth was born on 27 January 1603. He was the eldest child and only son of
Humphrey Mackworth had two younger sisters: Margaret, who married William Juckes, and Agnes, who married William Crowne, proprietor of Nova Scotia.
Richard Mackworth was buried at St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury on 22 May 1617 and his wife Dorothy secured control of his estates. She then married Adam Ottley of London, son of Richard Ottley of Pitchford Hall, Shropshire, by whom she had another son, and, after his death, she married John Gorton
All three of the educational institutions attended by Mackworth were noted as centres of Calvinist learning. He studied at Shrewsbury School from January 1614. The school had been founded in the reign of Elizabeth I, providing a distinctly Protestant and humanist education, and numbering among its alumni Philip Sidney, as well as sons of the Protestant gentry, like Robert Corbet (died 1583). Mackworth matriculated at Queens' College, Cambridge at Easter 1619 as a Fellow Commoner, a privileged position requiring considerable wealth. At the time the college was popular among some Shropshire gentry circles because of the presence of the puritan preacher John Preston, who was active throughout Mackworth's period of study, leaving to become Master of Emmanuel College in 1622.
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