Samuel Terrick (c. 1602 – 1675) was an English politician who sat in the
House of Commons
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at various times between 1645 and 1660.
Terrick was the second son of John Terrick of Clayton Griffin and his wife Jane Leigh, daughter of John Leigh of Malpas, Cheshire. He was apprenticed to a draper in London in 1618 and was a liveryman of the
Worshipful Company of Drapers
The Worshipful Company of Drapers is one of the 110 livery companies of the City of London. It has the formal name The Master and Wardens and Brethren and Sisters of the Guild or Fraternity of the Blessed Mary the Virgin of the Mystery of Dr ...
from 1635 to 1639. He was a lukewarm supporter of Parliament during the Civil War and was commissioner for sequestration for Staffordshire in 1643 and commissioner for assessment for Staffordshire in 1645.
[ History of Parliament Online - Terrick, Samuel]
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In 1645, Terrick was elected Member of Parliament
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for Newcastle-under-Lyme
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in the Long Parliament
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. He was J.P. for Staffordshire from 1647 to 1649 and commissioner for militia in 1648. He was secluded under Pride's Purge
Pride's Purge is the name commonly given to an event that took place on 6 December 1648, when soldiers prevented members of Parliament considered hostile to the New Model Army from entering the House of Commons of England.
Despite defeat in the ...
in December 1648. During the Interregnum he prospered for a time in the French trade and was live