Sir Arnold Braemes (3 October 1602 – 13 November 1681) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the

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in 1660. Braemes (Brames, Braems) was the son of Charles Braemes, a wealthy

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merchant, and his wife Josina Spike of London. His family was of Flemish descent, his Huguenot great-grandfather, Jasper Braemes, having arrived from Dunkirk in the reign of Queen Mary.History of Parliament Online - Braemes, Arnold
/ref> He became a merchant at Dover. He was a

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and compounded locally for $800. He was a contemporary of

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and accompanied Pepys in the

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of Charles II. In 1660, he was elected Member of Parliament for

in the Convention Parliament. He was knighted on 27 May 1660 by Charles II two days before his reign officially started. He was the first manager of the Dover Harbour Board.Bridge Parish Council - A Guide to the History of some of the Buildings in Bridge
Braemes lived at Bridge Place at

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. He died at the age of 79.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Braemes, Arnold 1602 births 1681 deaths English MPs 1660 English people of Flemish descent Members of the Parliament of England for Dover Cavaliers People from Bridge, Kent People from Dover, Kent 17th-century English merchants