List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1626 explained

This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the second parliament in the reign of King Charles I in 1626.

The second parliament began on 6 February 1626 and was held to 15 June 1626 when it was dissolved.

List of constituencies and members

Bedfordshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Bedfordshire	Oliver St John Sir Oliver Luke
Bedford	Sir Beauchamp St John Richard Taylor
Berkshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Berkshire	John Fettiplace Edmund Dunch
Windsor	William Russell Humphrey Newbury
Reading	Sir Francis Knollys John Saunders
Wallingford	Sir Anthony Forrest Unton Croke
Abingdon	Sir Robert Knollys
Buckinghamshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Buckinghamshire	Sir Francis Goodwin Sir Thomas Denton
Buckingham	Sir Alexander Denton Sir John Smythe
Wycombe	Henry Coke Edmund Waller
Aylesbury	Clement Coke Arthur Goodwin
Amersham	William Clarke Francis Drake
Wendover	John Hampden Sir Sampson Darrell
Marlow	John Backhouse Sir William Hicks, 1st Baronet
Cambridgeshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Cambridgeshire	Sir Edward Peyton, 2nd Baronet Sir John Cutts
Cambridge University	Thomas Eden Sir John Coke
Cambridge	Thomas Purchase Thomas Meautys
Cheshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Cheshire	Sir Richard Grosvenor, 1st Baronet Peter Daniell
City of Chester	William Gamull Edward Whitby
Cornwall
Constituency	Members	Notes
Cornwall	William Coryton Sir Francis Godolphin
Launceston	Bevil Grenville Richard Scott
Liskeard	Sir Francis Steward Joseph Jane
Lostwithiel	Sir Robert Mansell Reginald Mohun
Truro	Francis Rous Henry Rolle
Bodmin	Henry Jermyn Sir Richard Weston
Helston	Francis Godolphin Francis Carew
Saltash	Sir John Hayward Sir Richard Buller
Camelford	Edward Lyndley Sir Thomas Monk
Grampound	Edward Thomas Sir Thomas St Aubyn
Eastlow	Sir James Bagge Sir John Trevor
Westlow	Sir John Wolstenholme, 1st Baronet John Rudhall
Penryn	Edward Roberts Sir Edwin Sandys
Tregoney	Thomas Carey Sir Robert Killigrew
Bossiney	Lord Lambart Paul Specot
St Ives	Edward Savage Benjamin Tichborne	Tichborne sat for Petersfield - replaced by William Noy
Fowey	Arthur Bassett William Murray
St Germans	Sir John Eliot Sir Henry Marten
Mitchell	Francis Crossing Sir John Smith
Newport	Sir Henry Hungate Thomas Williams (junior)
St Mawes	William Carr Lord Carey
Callington	Clipsby Crew John Rolle
Cumberland
Constituency	Members	Notes
Cumberland	Sir George Dalston Sir Patricius Curwen Bart
Carlisle	Sir Henry Vane Richard Graham
Derbyshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Derbyshire	William Lord Cavendish John Manners
Derby	Sir Henry Crofts John Thoroughgood
Devon
Constituency	Members	Notes
Devon	John Drake John Pole
Exeter	Ignatius Jordan John Hayne
Totnes	Arthur Champernoun Philip Holditch
Plymouth	John Granville Thomas Sherville (merchant)
Barnstaple	Sir Alexander St John John Delbridge
Plympton Erle	Sir Thomas Hele, 1st Baronet William Strode
Tavistock	John Pym John Ratcliffe
Clifton Dartmouth Hardness	John Upton Roger Matthew (Merchant)
Bere Alston	Thomas Wise William Strode
Tiverton	John Drake Peter Ball	Drake chose to sit for Devon - replaced by Richard Oliver
Dorset
Constituency	Members	Notes
Dorset	Sir George Morton Sir Thomas Freke
Poole	Christopher Erle John Pyne
Dorchester	Richard Bushrode Michael Humphreys	Humphreys died - replaced by William Whiteway
Lyme Regis	Walter Erle Thomas Paramour
Weymouth and Melcombe Regis	Sir John Strangways Arthur Pyne Giles Green Bernard Michell
Bridport	Lewis Dyve Sir Richard Strode
Shaftesbury	Samuel Turner William Whitmore
Wareham	Nathaniel Napier Edward Laurence
Corfe Castle	Sir Robert Napier Edward Daccombe
Essex
Constituency	Members	Notes
Essex	Sir Francis Barrington Bt Harbottle Grimston (senior).
Colchester	William Towse Edward Alford.
Maldon	Sir William Masham, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Cheek
Harwich	Nathaniel Rich Christopher Harris
Gloucestershire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Gloucestershire	Sir Robert Tracy Sir Robert Pointz	Browne Willis gives Sir Maurice Berkeley and John Dutton
Gloucester	Christopher Caple John Browne
Cirencester	Sir Neville Poole John George
Tewkesbury	Sir Dudley Diggs Sir Baptist Hicks
Hampshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Hampshire	Sir Henry Wallop Robert Wallop
Winchester	Richard Tichborne Henry Whitehead
Southampton	Sir John Mill, 1st Baronet George Gallop
Portsmouth	Sir James Fullerton Thomas Whiteman
Petersfield	Benjamin Tichborne William Uvedale
Yarmouth	Sir Edward Conway John Oglander
Newport	Christopher Yelverton Philip Fleming
Stockbridge	Sir Robert Gifford Sir Thomas Badger
Newtown	Sir Thomas Barrington, 2nd Baronet Thomas Malet
Lymington	Herbert Doddington John More
Christchurch	Nathaniel Tomkins Robert Norton
Whitchurch	Sir Thomas Jervoise Sir Robert Oxenbridge
Andover	Lord Henry Paulet John Shuter
Herefordshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Herefordshire	Sir Robert Harley Sir Walter Pye
Hereford	James Clerke Richard Weaver
Leominster	James Tomkins Edward Littleton
Hertfordshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Hertfordshire	Sir John Boteler Sir Thomas Dacres
St Albans	Sir Charles Morrison, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Goring
Hertford	Sir William Harrington Sir Capell Bedell, 1st Baronet
Huntingdonshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Huntingdonshire	Edward Montagu Sir Robert Payne
Huntingdon	Sir Arthur Mainwaring John Goldsborough
Kent
Constituency	Members	Notes
Kent	Sir Edward Hales, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Scott
Canterbury	Sir John Finch James Palmer
Rochester	Henry Clerke (Sir) Thomas Walsingham (elder)
Maidstone	Sir George Fane Francis Barnham
Queenborough	Roger Palmer Robert Pooley
Lancashire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Lancashire	Robert Stanley Gilbert Hoghton
Preston	George Gerard Thomas Fanshawe
Lancaster	Thomas Jermyn Sir Thomas Fanshawe
Newton	Sir Miles Fleetwood Sir Henry Edmonds
Wigan	Sir Anthony St John Sir William Pooley
Clitheroe	Sir Ralph Assheton George Kirke
Liverpool	Edward Bridgeman Thomas Stanley
Leicestershire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Leicestershire	Sir Henry Hastings Francis Staresmore
Leicester	Sir Humphrey May Sir George Hastings
Lincolnshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Lincolnshire	Sir William Airmine John Monson
Lincoln	Sir Thomas Grantham Robert Monson
Boston	Sir Edward Barkham Richard Oakley
Grimsby	Henry Pelham William Skinner
Stamford	Montagu Bertie Brian Palmes
Grantham	John Wingfield Edward Stirmin
Middlesex
Constituency	Members	Notes
Middlesex	Sir Edward Spencer Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet of Harrow on the Hill
Westminster	Sir Robert Pye Peter Heywood
City of London	Sir Thomas Middleton Heneage Finch Sir Robert Bateman Sir Maurice Abbot	Finch was Speaker
Monmouthshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Monmouthshire	William Herbert Nicholas Arnold
Monmouth Boroughs	William Fortesue
Norfolk
Constituency	Members	Notes
Norfolk	Sir Edward Coke Sir Robert Bell
Norwich	Sir John Suckling Sir Thomas Hyrne
King's Lynn	Thomas Gurling John Cooke
Yarmouth	Sir John Corbet Thomas Johnson (Alderman)
Thetford	Sir John Hobart, 2nd Baronet Framlingham Gawdy
Castle Rising	Sir Hamon le Strange Sir Thomas Bancroft
Northamptonshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Northamptonshire	Sir William Spencer Sir John Pickering
Peterborough	Mildmay Lord Burleigh Laurence Whitaker
Northampton	Richard Spencer Christopher Sherland
Brackley	Sir John Hobart John Crew
Higham Ferrers	Sir Thomas Dacres	Sat for Hertfordshire and replaced by Sir George Sondes
Northumberland
Constituency	Members	Notes
Northumberland	Sir John Fenwick Sir John Delaval
Newcastle	Sir Peter Riddel Sir Henry Anderson
Morpeth	Sir Thomas Reynell John Bankes
Berwick upon Tweed	Sir Robert Jackson Richard Lowther
Nottinghamshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Nottinghamshire	Henry Stanhope Sir Thomas Hutchinson
Nottingham	Sir Gervase Clifton John Byron
East Retford	John Lord Haughton Sir Francis Wortley, 1st Baronet
Oxfordshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Oxfordshire	Hon. James Fiennes Sir Thomas Wenman
Oxford University	Sir Thomas Edmondes John Danvers
Oxford	John Whistler Thomas Wentworth
Woodstock	Edward Tavernor Sir Gerard Fleetwood
Banbury	Calcot Chambre
Rutland
Constituency	Members	Notes
Rutland	William Bulstrode Sir Francis Bodenham
Salop
Constituency	Members	Notes
Shropshire	Sir Rowland Cotton Sir Richard Leveson
Shrewsbury	Sir William Owen Thomas Owen
Bridgnorth	Sir William Whitmore, 2nd Baronet George Vernon
Ludlow	Richard Tomlins Ralph Goodwin
Wenlock	Thomas Lawley Francis Smallman
Bishops Castle	William Oakley Edward Waring
Somerset
Constituency	Members	Notes
Somerset	Sir Henry Berkeley Sir John Horner
Bristol	John Doughty John Whitson
Bath	Richard Gay William Chapman
Wells	Sir Edward Rodney Sir Thomas Lake
Taunton	Sir Robert Gorges George Browne
Bridgwater	Sir Arthur Lake Edward Popham
Minehead	Sir John Gill Thomas Horner
Ilchester	Sir William Beecher Robert Caesar
Staffordshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Staffordshire	Sir Simon Weston Sir William Bowyer
Lichfield	Sir Richard Dyott William Wingfield
Stafford	Sir John Ottley Bulstrode Whitlock
Newcastle under Lyme	Sir John Skeffington, 2nd Baronet John Keeling
Tamworth	Sir Thomas Puckering Sir Walter Devereux
Suffolk
Constituency	Members	Notes
Suffolk	Sir Robert Naunton Sir Robert Crane
Ipswich	Sir Robert Snelling Sir William Yonge
Dunwich	Sir John Rous Thomas Bedingfield
Orford	Robert Hitcham Charles Croft
Eye	Francis Finch Sir Roger North
Aldeburgh	Sir Thomas Glemham William Mason
Sudbury	Sir Nathaniel Barnardiston Thomas Smith
Bury St Edmunds	Sir Thomas Jermyn Emanuel Gifford
Surrey
Constituency	Members	Notes
Surrey	Sir Richard Onslow Sir Ambrose Browne
Southwark	Richard Yarward William Coxe
Bletchingley	Edward Bysshe Henry Lovell
Reigate	Thomas Bludder Sir William Monson
Guildford	Richard Shilton Robert Parkhurst, jnr	Shilton did not take his seat, and was replaced by Sir William Morley
Gatton	Sir Samuel Owfield Sir Charles Howard
Haslemere	Sir Francis Carew Poynings More
Sussex
Constituency	Members	Notes
Sussex	Sir Walter Covert Sir Alexander Temple
Chichester	Algernon Lord Peircy Humphrey Haggett
Horsham	John Borough John Middleton
Midhurst	Richard Lewknor Sir Henry Spiller
Lewes	Sir George Goring Sir George Rivers
New Shoreham	John Alford William Marlott
Bramber	Walter Barttelot Thomas Bowyer
Steyning	Sir Edward Fraunceys Edward Bishopp
East Grinstead	Sir Henry Compton Robert Goodwin
Arundel	Nicholas Jordain William Mill
Warwickshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Warwickshire	Sir Thomas Lucy Sir Clement Throckmorton
Coventry	Henry Harwell Isaac Walden
Warwick	Sir Francis Leigh, Bt. Francis Lucy
Westmorland
Constituency	Members	Notes
Westmoreland	Sir John Lowther Sir Henry Bellingham
Appleby	Sir William Slingsby William Ashton
Wiltshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Wiltshire	Sir Henry Poole Sir Walter Long
Salisbury	Henry Sherfield John Puxton
Wilton	Sir Thomas Morgan Sir John Evelyn
Downton	Edward Herbert Sir William Trumbull
Hindon	Sir Thomas Thynne Thomas Lambert
Heytesbury	Sir Charles Berkeley William Blake
Westbury	Sir Walter Long Thomas Hopton
Calne	Sir John Eyres George Lowe (senior)
Chippenham	Sir Edmund Bayntun Sir Francis Popham
Devizes	Robert Long Sir Henry Ley
Malmesbury	Sir Henry Moody Sir William Crofts
Cricklade	Sir William Howard Sir Robert Hyde
Ludgershall	Sir William Walter Sir Thomas Jaye/Sir Thomas Hinton	Unresolved double return - BW corrigenda includes Jaye
Great Bedwyn	John Selden Sir Maurice Berkeley
Old Sarum	Michael Oldisworth Sir Benjamin Rudyerd	BW corrigenda gives Christopher Keightley in place of Rudyerd
Wootton Bassett	Sir John Francklyn Sir Thomas Lake
Marlborough	Richard Digges Edward Kyrton
Worcestershire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Worcestershire	Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 1st Baronet Sir John Rouse
Worcester	John Spelman John Haselock
Droitwich	John Wilde Thomas Coventry
Evesham	Sir John Hare Anthony Langston
Bewdley	Ralph Clare
Yorkshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Yorkshire	Sir John Savile Sir William Constable
York	Sir Arthur Ingram Christopher Brooke
Kingston upon Hull	John Lister Lancelot Roper
Knaresborough	Sir Richard Hutton Henry Benson
Scarborough	Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 1st Baronet Stephen Hutchinson
Ripon	Thomas Best Sir Thomas Posthumous Hoby
Richmond	Christopher Wandesford Matthew Hutton
Hedon	Sir Thomas Fairfax Sir Christopher Hillyard
Boroughbridge	Sir Ferdinando Fairfax Philip Mainwaring
Thirsk	Henry Belasyse William Cholmeley
Aldborough	Richard Aldborough John Carvile
Beverley	Sir John Hotham Bt Sir William Alford
Pontefract	Sir John Jackson Sir Francis Foljambe, 1st Baronet
Cinque Ports
Constituency	Members	Notes
Hastings	Sir Dudley Carleton Nicholas Eversfield	Carleton ennobled and replaced 1626 by Sir Thomas Parker
Romney	Richard Godfrey Thomas Brett
Hythe	Sir Peter Heyman Sir Basil Dixwell, 1st Baronet
Dover	John Hippisley John Pringle
Sandwich	Sir John Suckling Peter Peake	Suckling chose to sit for Norwich, replaced by Sir Edward Boys
Rye	Thomas Fotherley Sir John Sackville
Winchelsea	Roger Twysden Sir Nicholas Saunders
Wales
Constituency	Members	Notes
Anglesey	Richard Bulkeley
Beaumaris	Charles Jones
Brecknockshire	John Price
Brecknock	Walter Pye	chose for Herefordshire - replaced by Humphrey Lynde
Cardiganshire	James Lewis
Cardigan	Walter Overbury
Carmarthenshire	(Sir) Richard Vaughan
Carmarthen	Henry Vaughan
Carnarvonshire	John Griffith
Carnarvon	Edward Littleton
Denbighshire	Sir Eubule Thelwall
Denbigh Boroughs	Hugh Myddleton
Flintshire	John Salusbury
Flint	William Ravenscroft
Glamorgan	Sir John Stradling, 1st Baronet
Cardiff	William Price
Merioneth	Edward Vaughan
Montgomeryshire	Sir William Herbert
Montgomery	Sir Henry Herbert
Pembrokeshire	John Wogan
Pembroke	Hugh Owen
Haverford West	Sir Thomas Canon
Radnorshire	James Price
Radnor	Charles Price

See also

• List of parliaments of England
• 2nd Parliament of King Charles I

References

• D. Brunton & D. H. Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
• Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803 (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808)
• Browne Willis Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750 pp218-
• Yorkshire List of Parliamentary Representatives, from 1542 to 1640