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'''Robert Drew''' (1575–1645) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the [[House of Commons of England|House of Commons]] at various times between 1597 and 1625. |
'''Robert Drew''' (1575–1645) of [[Southbroom House|Southbroom]], Devizes, Wiltshire was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the [[House of Commons of England|House of Commons]] at various times between 1597 and 1625. |
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Drew was the son of John Drew of Southbroom and his wife Eleanor Cooke, daughter of William Cooke of Lacock.<ref name=HOP>[http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/drew-robert-1575-1645 History of Parliament Online - Robert Drew]</ref> He matriculated at [[Christ Church, Oxford]] on 11 February 1592 aged 18 and entered [[Middle Temple]] in 1592.<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=117056 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Disbrowe-Dyve', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 406-439. Date accessed: 29 October 2011]</ref> |
Drew was the son of John Drew of Southbroom and his wife Eleanor Cooke, daughter of William Cooke of Lacock.<ref name=HOP>[http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/drew-robert-1575-1645 History of Parliament Online - Robert Drew]</ref> He matriculated at [[Christ Church, Oxford]] on 11 February 1592 aged 18 and entered [[Middle Temple]] in 1592.<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=117056 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Disbrowe-Dyve', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 406-439. Date accessed: 29 October 2011]</ref> He succeeded to the estate of Southbroom on the death of his father in 1614. |
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In 1597, Drew was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)|Devizes]]. On 18 May 1599 the Middle Temple benchers refused his [[call to the bar]] because he had not performed his "exercises of learning", but he was eventually called by 1602. He was re-elected MP for Devizes in 1601. From 1603 he was a common councilman for Devizes, remaining in post until 1640. He was re-elected MP for Devizes in 1604 and was a [[Justice of the peace|J.P.]] for Devizes from 1606 to 1640. In 1625 he was elected MP for Devizes once again.<ref name=HOP/> |
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Drew died at the age of about 70.<ref name=HOP/> |
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Drew died at the age of about 70. He had married Jane Jackman, daughter of John Jackman, citizen and grocer of London on 25 May 1602. They had six sons and five daughters.<ref name=HOP/> |
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| before= Henry |
| before= [[Henry Baynton (died 1616)|Henry Baynton]] |
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| before2= Richard Mompesson |
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| with= [[John Kent (MP for Devizes)|John Kent]] 1597 |
| with= [[John Kent (MP for Devizes)|John Kent]] 1597 |
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| with2= Giles Fettiplace 1601 |
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| with3= Sir Henry Baynton 1604–1611 |
| with3= [[Henry Baynton (17th century MP)|Sir Henry Baynton]] 1604–1611 |
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| after= [[Edward Bayntun (died 1657)|Sir Edward Bayntun]] |
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| after= [[Henry Ley, 2nd Earl of Marlborough|Henry Ley]] |
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| after2= Robert Long |
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Revision as of 15:20, 5 April 2019
Robert Drew (1575–1645) of Southbroom, Devizes, Wiltshire was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1625.
Drew was the son of John Drew of Southbroom and his wife Eleanor Cooke, daughter of William Cooke of Lacock.[1] He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 11 February 1592 aged 18 and entered Middle Temple in 1592.[2] He succeeded to the estate of Southbroom on the death of his father in 1614.
In 1597, Drew was elected Member of Parliament for Devizes. On 18 May 1599 the Middle Temple benchers refused his call to the bar because he had not performed his "exercises of learning", but he was eventually called by 1602. He was re-elected MP for Devizes in 1601. From 1603 he was a common councilman for Devizes, remaining in post until 1640. He was re-elected MP for Devizes in 1604 and was a J.P. for Devizes from 1606 to 1640. In 1625 he was elected MP for Devizes once again.[1]
Drew died at the age of about 70. He had married Jane Jackman, daughter of John Jackman, citizen and grocer of London on 25 May 1602. They had six sons and five daughters.[1]