Robert Morley (died 1632)
Robert Morley (died 1632) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1629.
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Morley was the son of William Morley of Glynde Place and his wife Margaret Robarts, daughter of William Robarts of Warbleton.[1] He was a citizen of the City of London and a member of the Worshipful Company of Skinners.[2]
In 1621, Morley was elected Member of Parliament for Bramber and was re-elected MP for Bramber in 1624.[3] Also on 27 May 1625 Morley became an alderman for Dowgate in the City of London.[2] He was elected MP for New Shoreham in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[3] Morley was High Sheriff of Sussex and High Sheriff of Surrey in 1631.[3]
Morley married in 1614, Susanna Hodgson, daughter and heiress of Thomas Hodgson, of Framfield.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b National Archives - The Glynde Place Archives
- ^ a b : 'Chronological list of aldermen: 1601-1650', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III - 1912 (1908), pp. 47-75. Date accessed: 16 July 2011
- ^ a b c Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.