Walter Jones ( – 1632) was an English lawyer and politician who served as Member of Parliament for

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Biography

Jones was the son of Henry Jones of

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, Oxfordshire, and his wife Ann. He entered

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in 1567, graduating

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in 1570. He was admitted to

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on 5 January 1572, and was

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in November 1584. He became town clerk of Worcester in 1583 (or possibly earlier) and, while serving as town clerk, was elected MP for Worcester in 1584, 1586, 1589, and 1593. He also served as a Justice of the peace in Worcestershire. In about 1593, he was appointed an attorney of the Court of

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in London. In May 1602, Jones bought

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from

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(who was in debt after being heavily fined for participation in

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, and later led the

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). Catesby was allowed to continue living at Chastleton. After Catesby was killed in the aftermath of the Gunpowder Plot, Jones – who had arrested some of Catesby's co-conspirators – took possession of Chastleton. He demolished and rebuilt the house entirely. He was buried on 27 August 1632 in the church at

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, Oxfordshire.

Family

On 14 December 1573 at

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, London, Jones married Helen, daughter of Henry Mekys ''alias'' Pope, a German-born London goldsmith. Their children included: * Henry ( – 1656)

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1598,

1599; married Anne Fettiplace 1609, inherited Chastleton House * John (1585 – before 1629)

1602,

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1607; married Ann Dews, parents of Dr Walter Jones, Sub-Dean of the Chapel Royal * Thomas (1586 – after 1629) * Elizabeth (b. 1588)
married George Greenwood 1607 * Elinore (b. 1589)
married Ralph Holt * Sarah (1590–1668)
married William Bankes 1624, parents of William Bankes * Gilbert (1592 – after 1629)

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1612, B.A. 1614, M.A. 1617 * Walter (b. 1595)

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Walter 1632 deaths Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Oxford Members of Lincoln's Inn English MPs 1584–1585 English MPs 1586–1587 English MPs 1589 English MPs 1593 Members of the Parliament of England for Worcester