Edward Wise (MP)
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Edward Wise was a Member of the House of Commons of England
from the rotten borough
of Okehampton
. He first took office in the Third Protectorate Parliament
, remained in the Convention Parliament, and retained his seat until he was succeeded by Henry Northleigh on 14 March 1677 after Wise' death.
He was the son of Thomas Wise
, also an MP; and the grandson of Sir Thomas Wise
and of Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester
. He was from Marystow
in Devon
.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
from the rotten borough
Rotten borough
A "rotten", "decayed" or pocket borough was a parliamentary borough or constituency in the United Kingdom that had a very small electorate and could be used by a patron to gain undue and unrepresentative influence within Parliament....
of Okehampton
Okehampton (UK Parliament constituency)
Okehampton was a parliamentary borough in Devon, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1301 and 1313, then continuously from 1640 to 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
. He first took office in the Third Protectorate Parliament
Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons...
, remained in the Convention Parliament, and retained his seat until he was succeeded by Henry Northleigh on 14 March 1677 after Wise' death.
He was the son of Thomas Wise
Thomas Wise (MP for Devon)
Thomas Wise was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England at various times between 1625 and 1641.Wise was the son of Sir Thomas Wise and his wife Margaret Stafford, daughter of Robert Stafford of Stowford, Devon. His father had been an MP and had built houses at Mount...
, also an MP; and the grandson of Sir Thomas Wise
Thomas Wise
Sir Thomas Wise KB was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1621 and 1622.Wise was the son of Thomas Wise of Sydenham, Devon and his wife Mary Buller, daughter of Richard Buller of "Shillingham," Cornwall. He was created a knight of the Bath at the coronation...
and of Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester
Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester
Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester was the younger brother of Arthur Chichester, Baron Chichester. He was knighted in 1616, and after his brother's death in 1625 was in his memory ennobled as Viscount Chichester, of Carrickfergus in the County of Antrim, and Baron Chichester, of Belfast in...
. He was from Marystow
Marystow
Marystow or Stow-St. Mary was a village and parish in the Tavistock district of Devon....
in Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
.