Robert Bevill

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Sir Robert Bevill of Chesterton (1572-1634) was an English Member of Parliament who represented Huntingdonshire in 1621. [1]

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References

  1. "BEVILL, Sir Robert (1572-1634), of Chesterton, Hunts. and Rickmansworth Bury, Herts. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 3 July 2023.