Edward Thurland (22 February 1607 – 14 January 1683) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1640 and 1673. Thurland was the son of Edward Thurland of

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, Surrey. He matriculated from

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in 1624 and was admitted at

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on 20 October 1625. He was called to the bar in 1634. In April 1640, Thurland was elected Member of Parliament for

in the

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.History of Parliament Online - Edward Thurland
/ref> He was a Bencher of his Inn in 1652, and was re-elected MP for Reigate in 1659 for the

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. In 1660, Thurland was elected MP for Reigate in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected in 1661 for the

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and sat until 1673. Also in 1661, he became

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of Reigate and Guildford. He was solicitor-general to

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and was knighted on 22 April 1665.Knights of England
/ref> He became

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in 1668 and serjeant-at-law in 1672. In 1673 he became a

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which post he held until 1679. Thurland died at the age of 76 and was buried at Reigate. Thurland married Elizabeth Wright of Buckland Surrey.

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