Henry Porter (MP)

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Henry Porter (born ca. 1613) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654 and 1656.

Porter was the eldest son of James Porter of Lancaster. [1] He was a major in the service of the commonwealth. In 1654, he was elected Member of Parliament for Lancaster in the First Protectorate Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Lancaster in 1656 to the Second Protectorate Parliament [2]

Porter was given as aged 52 in 1665. [1]

Porter had a son Henry who was also MP for Lancaster. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 William Pink The parliamentary representation of Lancashire, (county and borough), 1258-1885, with biographical and genealogical notices of the members
  2. Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp.  229–239.
Parliament of England
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Not represented in Barebones Parliament
Member of Parliament for Lancaster
1654–1656
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