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Walter Pye (lawyer)
English barrister, courtier, administrator and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Walter Pye (1571 – 26 December 1635) of The Mynde, Herefordshire was an English barrister, courtier, administrator and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 and 1629.
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Sir Walter Pye | |
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![]() Portrait of Pye, by Cornelius Johnson, 1631 | |
Member of Parliament for Herefordshire | |
In office 1626–1629 | |
Preceded by | John Rudhale Sir Giles Brydges |
Succeeded by | Parliament suspended until 1640 |
Member of Parliament for Brecon | |
In office 1621–1626 | |
Preceded by | Sir John Crompton |
Succeeded by | Sir Humphrey Lynde |
Member of Parliament for Scarborough | |
In office 1597–1597 | |
Preceded by | Edward Gate Edward Cary |
Succeeded by | Edward Stanhope William Eure |
Personal details | |
Born | 1571 |
Died | 26 December 1635(1635-12-26) (aged 64) |
Spouses | Joan Rudshall
(m. 1602; died 1625)Hester Ireland Crispe
(m. 1628) |
Relations | Robert Pye (brother) Henry Cornewall (grandson) |
Children | 15, including Walter |
Parent(s) | Roger Pye Bridget Kyrle |
Alma mater | St John's College, Oxford |
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