Sir Edward Barkham, 1st Baronet, of South Acre

Sir Edward Barkham, 1st Baronet, of South Acre
Sir Edward Barkham, 1st Baronet, of South Acre
Born	1591
Died	2 August 1667
Occupation	English politician

Sir Edward Barkham, 1st Baronet of South Acre (1591 – 2 August 1667) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1625 and 1626.

Barkham was the son of Sir Edward Barkham. He matriculated at King's College, Cambridge in spring 1611 and was awarded BA in 1613 on the visit of Prince Charles. He was admitted at Lincoln's Inn on 13 February 1614.^[1] He was knighted in 1623 and then created a baronet in the Baronetage of England on 26 June 1623. In 1625 he was elected Member of Parliament for Boston. He was re-elected MP for Boston in 1626.^[2] In 1635 he became High Sheriff of Norfolk.^[1]

Barkham died at Tottenham then in Middlesex at the age of 72. He was succeeded by his son .

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Barkham, Edward (BRKN611E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ 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. p. 229–239.

Leigh Rayment's list of baronets

Parliament of England
Preceded by Sir William Airmine, 1st Baronet William Boswell	Member of Parliament for Boston 1625–1626 With: William Boswell 1625 1626	Succeeded by Richard Bellingham
Baronetage of England
New creation	Baronet (of South Acre) 1623–1667	Succeeded by

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[Venn-1] "Barkham, Edward (BRKN611E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[Willis-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. p. 229–239.

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