William Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Werke

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William Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Werke (1593 - 1674) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.

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Sir William Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Werke
Personal details
BornAugust 1593
Chillingham, Northumberland, England
Died29 July 1674
Epping, Essex, England
SpouseLady Cecilia Wentworth
Children1. Lady Mary Elisabeth Grey

2. Thomas Grey
3. Sir Ralph Grey
4. Elizabeth Grey
5. Talbot Grey
6. Edward Grey

7. Dame Catharine Grey
Parent(s)Sir Ralph Grey of Chillingham
Lady Jane Arthington
Residence(s)Epping Manor
Chillingham Castle
OccupationPolitician

Early life

Grey was the son of Sir Ralph Grey, of Chillingham, Northumberland and his wife Jane, daughter of WilIiam Ardlington, of Ardlington, Berkshire. He was created baronet on 15 June 1619. In 1621, he was elected Member of Parliament for Northumberland. [1] He succeeded to the estates of Chillingham and Werke on the death of his father and was created Baron Grey of Werke on 11 February 1624. [2]

Career

Grey was commander of parliamentarian forces in the east in 1642. He was imprisoned for refusing to go as commissioner to Scotland in 1643. He was speaker of House of Lords in 1643 and was one of the Lay Assessors at the Westminster Assembly from 1643 to 1649. In 1648 he was appointed a commissioner of great seal but refused the engagement in 1649. He was pardoned at Restoration.

Personal life

Grey married Cecilia Wentworth, eldest daughter of Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet, of Gosfield. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Ralph Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Werke. [2] His daughter Katherine married Sir Edward Mosley, 2nd Baronet. [3]

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Parliament of England
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Northumberland
1621–1622
With: Sir Henry Widdrington
Succeeded by
Sir John Fenwick
Sir Francis Brandling
Peerage of England
New creation Baron Grey of Werke
1624–1674
Succeeded by
Baronetage of England
New creation Baronet
(of Chillingham)
1619–1674
Succeeded by