Loading AI tools
Royalist soldier and politician (1604-1647) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Honourable Henry Belasyse, or Bellasis, May 1604 to May 1647, was an English politician from Yorkshire who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1625 and 1642.
Henry Belasyse | |
---|---|
![]() Family home at Newburgh Priory, extensively rebuilt in the early 18th century | |
Deputy Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire | |
In office January 1642 – September 1642 | |
Member of Parliament for Yorkshire 1628 | |
In office November 1640 – September 1642 (excluded) | |
Member of Parliament for Thirsk 1625 | |
In office February 1626 – June 1626 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 20 May 1604 Newburgh Priory, Yorkshire |
Died | 20 May 1647 43) Newburgh Priory, Yorkshire | (aged
Resting place | St. Michael's Church, Coxwold |
Nationality | English |
Political party | Royalist |
Spouse | Grace Barton (1622-his death) |
Children | Thomas (1627-1701); Henry (?); Rowland (1632-1699); Charles (1643-1673); Grace (1635-1667); Frances (1636-after 1667); Arabella (1638-1687); Barbara (ca 1642-1708) [1] |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Occupation | Landowner and politician |
A reluctant Royalist during the First English Civil War, his eldest son Thomas married the daughter of Oliver Cromwell. He predeceased his father in May 1647.
Belasyse was the son of Thomas Belasyse, 1st Viscount Fauconberg and his wife Barbara Cholmeley.[2] He matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1615, and was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1619.[3]
In 1625 Belasyse was elected Member of Parliament for Thirsk until 1626.[4] In 1628 he was elected MP for Yorkshire and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament.[5] In April 1640, he was re-elected for Yorkshire in the Short Parliament,[6] and was elected for Yorkshire again in November 1640 for the Long Parliament.[7] He supported the King and was disabled from sitting in parliament in 1642.
Belasyse died at the age of 43,[8] predeceasing his father.[9]
Belasyse married Grace Barton, daughter of Sir Thomas Barton. They had the following children:[9]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.