David Walter (17th century)

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David Walter (died 1679) was a British Cavalier who served as Lieutenant General of the Ordnance under Charles II of England. Walter was the third son of the judge Sir John Walter.

In 1636, Walter inherited Wolvercote upon the death of his stepmother. [1] He married Elizabeth, the daughter of Paul Bayning, 2nd Viscount Bayning, but had no children. [2] He was Elizabeth's second husband. [3]

Career

He was appointed the Royalist High Sheriff of Oxfordshire [4] in 1645. In September 7, 1645, he led the Royalists alongside Colonel Ledge (then Governor of Oxford) in a raid against the Parliamentary forces in Thame led by Colonel Richard Greaves. [5]

During the reign of Charles I, he was a colonel of a regiment of horse. [4] After the English Restoration, he was rewarded for his support of the King with an appointment as Groom of the Bedchamber and as the Chief Baron of the Exchequer. [4] In 1670, he was appointed Lieutenant General of the Ordnance, [6] and held that office until his death in 1679. Wolvercote passed to his nephew, Sir William Walter, 2nd Baronet. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Baggs, A P; Blair, W J; Chance, Eleanor; Colvin, Christina; Cooper, Janet; Day, C J; Selwyn, Nesta; Townley, S C (1990). "Wolvercote: Manors and other estates". In Crossley, Alan; Elrington, C R (eds.). A History of the County of Oxford. Vol. 12, Wootton Hundred (southern) including Woodstock. London: Victoria County History. pp. 313–314.
  2. ↑ Burke, John Bernard (1838). "A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England, by J. And J.B. Burke".
  3. ↑ Banks, Thomas Christopher (1809). The Dormant and Extinct Baronage of England: Or, An Historical and Genealogical Account of the Lives, Public Emploiments, and Most Memorable Actions, of the English Nobility who Have Flourished from the Norman Conquest to the Year 1806: Deduced from Public Records, Ancient Historians, the Works of Eminent Heralds, and from Other Celebrated and Approved Authorities. London: T. Bensley. p. 52.
  4. 1 2 3 Palmer, F. P.; Crowquill, Alfred; Forrester, Alfred Henry (1846). The Wanderings of a Pen and Pencil. London: Jeremiah How. p. 209.
  5. ↑ Falkner, John Meade (1899). A History of Oxfordshire. London: E. Stock. p. 244.
  6. ↑ Forbes, Eric Gray; Murdin, Lesley; Wilmoth, Frances (1995). The Correspondence of John Flamsteed, The First Astronomer Royal. Philadelphia, PA: IOP Publishing. p. 906. ISBN   978-0-7503-0147-3.
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