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'''Sir Christopher Wray''' (1601 – |
'''Sir Christopher Wray''' (1601 – 6 February 1646) was an English politician who sat in the [[House of Commons of England|House of Commons]] at various times between 1614 and 1646. He supported the [[Roundheads|Parliamentary]] cause in the [[English Civil War]]. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Wray was the son of [[Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth]] of [[Ashby, Lincolnshire|Ashby]] and [[Barlings]], [[Lincolnshire]] and his second wife, Frances Drury, widow of Sir Nicholas Clifford of [[Bobbing, Kent]], and daughter of [[William Drury (MP for Suffolk)|Sir William Drury]] of [[Hawsted]], [[Suffolk]], and [[Elizabeth Stafford]]. In 1621 he was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Grimsby (UK Parliament constituency)|Grimsby]].<ref name=Willis>{{Cite Notitia Parliamentaria|converted=1|part=2|pages=229–239}}</ref> He was knighted on 12 November 1623. He was re-elected MP for Grimsby in 1624 and 1625. He was elected again in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.<ref name=Willis/> He successfully resisted the levy of [[ship money]] in 1636. |
Wray was the son of [[Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth]] of [[Ashby, Lincolnshire|Ashby]] and [[Barlings]], [[Lincolnshire]] and his second wife, Frances Drury, widow of Sir Nicholas Clifford of [[Bobbing, Kent]], and daughter of [[William Drury (MP for Suffolk)|Sir William Drury]] of [[Hawsted]], [[Suffolk]], and [[Elizabeth Stafford]]. In 1621 he was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Grimsby (UK Parliament constituency)|Grimsby]].<ref name=Willis>{{Cite Notitia Parliamentaria|converted=1|part=2|pages=229–239}}</ref> He was knighted on 12 November 1623. He was re-elected MP for Grimsby in 1624 and 1625. He was elected again in 1628 and sat until 1629 when [[Charles I of England|King Charles]] decided to [[Personal Rule|rule without parliament for eleven years]].<ref name=Willis/> He successfully resisted the levy of [[ship money]] in 1636. |
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In April 1640, Wray was elected MP for Grimsby in the [[Short Parliament]] and was re-elected for the [[Long Parliament]] in November 1640.<ref name=Willis/> He was [[Deputy Lieutenant]] of Lincolnshire under the |
In April 1640, Wray was elected MP for Grimsby in the [[Short Parliament]] and was re-elected for the [[Long Parliament]] in November 1640.<ref name=Willis/> He was [[Deputy Lieutenant]] of Lincolnshire under the [[Militia Ordinance]].{{sfn|Rigg|1900|p=77}} During the [[First English Civil War]] he co-operated in the field with [[Sir John Hotham, 1st Baronet|John Hotham]]. He was appointed on 15 April 1645 [[List of Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty|commissioner of the admiralty]], and on 5 December was appointed a commissioner resident with the Scottish forces besieging [[Newark, Nottinghamshire|Newark]]. He died on 6 February 1646.<ref name=odnb>{{cite web|first=Andrew J.|last=Hopper|title=Wray, Sir Christopher (bap. 1601, d. 1646)|work=[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|date=September 2004 |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/30015|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/30015 |accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref> |
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==Family== |
==Family== |
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Wray married |
Wray married Albinia Cecil, daughter of [[Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon|Sir Edward Cecil]] on 3 August 1623. They had six sons and six daughters. The eldest son, [[Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Ashby|William]] (created a [[Wray baronets|baronet]] in June 1660), died in October 1669, leaving, with other issue by his wife Olympia, second daughter of [[Sir Humfrey Tufton, 1st Baronet]] of [[Mote Park|The Mote, Kent]], a son, [[Sir Christopher Wray, 6th Baronet|Sir Christopher Wray]], who on the extinction of the male line of the elder branch of the family succeeded in 1672 to the [[Wray baronets|Glentworth baronetcy]], and died without issue in August 1679. On the death about March 1685–6 of his only surviving brother and successor in title, Sir William Wray, the junior baronetcy became extinct.{{sfn|Rigg|1900|p=77}} |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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Revision as of 15:59, 16 February 2017
Sir Christopher Wray (1601 – 6 February 1646) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1646. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.
Life
Wray was the son of Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth of Ashby and Barlings, Lincolnshire and his second wife, Frances Drury, widow of Sir Nicholas Clifford of Bobbing, Kent, and daughter of Sir William Drury of Hawsted, Suffolk, and Elizabeth Stafford. In 1621 he was elected Member of Parliament for Grimsby.[1] He was knighted on 12 November 1623. He was re-elected MP for Grimsby in 1624 and 1625. He was elected again in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[1] He successfully resisted the levy of ship money in 1636.
In April 1640, Wray was elected MP for Grimsby in the Short Parliament and was re-elected for the Long Parliament in November 1640.[1] He was Deputy Lieutenant of Lincolnshire under the Militia Ordinance.[2] During the First English Civil War he co-operated in the field with John Hotham. He was appointed on 15 April 1645 commissioner of the admiralty, and on 5 December was appointed a commissioner resident with the Scottish forces besieging Newark. He died on 6 February 1646.[3]
Family
Wray married Albinia Cecil, daughter of Sir Edward Cecil on 3 August 1623. They had six sons and six daughters. The eldest son, William (created a baronet in June 1660), died in October 1669, leaving, with other issue by his wife Olympia, second daughter of Sir Humfrey Tufton, 1st Baronet of The Mote, Kent, a son, Sir Christopher Wray, who on the extinction of the male line of the elder branch of the family succeeded in 1672 to the Glentworth baronetcy, and died without issue in August 1679. On the death about March 1685–6 of his only surviving brother and successor in title, Sir William Wray, the junior baronetcy became extinct.[2]
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Rigg 1900, p. 77.
- ^ Hopper, Andrew J. (September 2004). "Wray, Sir Christopher (bap. 1601, d. 1646)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30015. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rigg, James McMullen (1900). "Wray, Christopher". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 63. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 77.
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