Sir George Hungerford (1637–1712), of Cadenham House,
Bremhill
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Wiltshire
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, was an English country gentleman and member of parliament.
He was the son of Edward Hungerford(d. 1667) of Cadenham by Susan, daughter of Sir John Pretyman of Driffield,
Gloucestershire
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,
sister of
Sir John Pretyman, 1st Baronet. He was heir to a minor branch of an extensive and influential family in Wiltshire, which had settled at Bremhill in the 16th century.
He matriculated at
Christ Church, Oxford
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in 1653 and was admitted to
Lincoln's Inn
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three years later.
In 1659 he joined his father in sending servants to a rendezvous near Bath for an abortive Royalist uprising in 1659, although neither attended themselves.
By April 1661, when he was returned unopposed to represent
Cricklade
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History
Cricklade ...
in
parliament
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, he had received a knighthood from
Charles II.
He was largely inactive during his first term in parliament, but from 1677 he became an increasingly vocal supporter of the
Whig faction.
In October 1679 he was elected as an
Exclusion candidate to represent
Calne
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He continued his opposition to the Crown and was returned for Calne again in March 1681.
He appears to have kept a low profile during the short reign of
James II,
but was returned as knight of the shire for
Wiltshire
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from 1695 to November 1701.
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Family
He married Frances (d. 1715), daughter of Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge
Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge (c. 1621 – 25 August 1665) was an English peer.
Biography
He was the son of Francis Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge, whom he succeeded in the barony in 1664. Francis had been a younger ...
in 1665. They had a large family and he blamed the extravagance of his children for the depletion of his estate. Frances had inherited Soley manor at Chilton Foliat
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, but the Hungerfords had sold this by 1710. Their eldest son George died in 1698. George was succeeded by his younger son Walter
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* Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–19 ...
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References
1637 births
1712 deaths
English MPs 1661–1679
English MPs 1679
Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Cricklade
Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Calne
Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Wiltshire
English MPs 1695–1698
English MPs 1698–1700
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