George Abbotts Explained

George Abbotts
Office1:Long Parliament Member for Guildford
Term Start1:November 1640
Term End1:1645
Office2:Short Parliament Member for Guildford
Term Start2:April 1640
Term End2:November 1640
Birth Place:Middlesex, England
Father:Sir Maurice Abbot(ts)
Education:Balliol College, Oxford
Merton College, Oxford
Cambridge University

George Abbotts or Abbot (1602–1645) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1645.

Biography

Abbotts was born in Middlesex, the son of Sir Maurice Abbot(ts). He matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford on 15 October 1619, aged 17 and was awarded BA on 28 February 1622. In 1622 he became a fellow of Merton College, Oxford and was awarded M.A. on 20 May 1625. He was incorporated at Cambridge University in 1627 and was awarded B.C.L. on 16 November 1630.[1]

In April 1640, Abbotts was elected Member of Parliament for Guildford in the Short Parliament and supported the Parliamentary (Roundhead) cause. He was re-elected MP for Guildford in the Long Parliament in November 1640 and sat until his death.[2] In July 1641 he wanted to resign his seat, but his request was not granted.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=117042 Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Abannan-Appletre, Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 1-28. Date accessed: 19 February 2011
  2. 2 . 229,236 .
  3. Book: Great Britain. Parliament. 1753 . The parliamentary or constitutional history of England;: being a faithful account of all the most remarkable transactions in Parliament, from the earliest times. Collected from the journals of both Houses, the records, ... . 9 . Printed; and sold by Thomas Osborne, et al.