George Horsey (MP, died 1588)
16th-century English politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Horsey (1526 – 6 February 1588), of Digswell, Hertfordshire, was an English politician.
He was the eldest son of Jasper Horsey of Exton, Devon and brother of Edward Horsey.
He was a Justice of the Peace for Hertfordshire from c. 1559, a deputy lieutenant of the county from Nov. 1569 and High Sheriff of Hertfordshire for 1572–73.
Horsey was elected a Member of the Parliament of England for Clitheroe in 1571, Preston in 1572 and Aldborough in 1586.
He married twice: firstly Mary, the daughter and heiress of Thomas Perient of Digswell, and the widow of Amphibalus Rowlett and secondly Anne, daughter of Sir Ralph Sadler, with whom he had 2 sons and 3 daughters.[1]
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