James Praed was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

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 in 1681 and between 1689 and 1705.

Praed was the son of James Praed

James Praed (died 1687)

James Praed was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1679.Praed was the son of James Praed of Trevethoe, Cornwall and his wife Honor Jenkyn, daughter of James Jenkyn of St Columb Major. In 1660, Praed was elected Member of Parliament for St Ives in the Convention...

  of Trevethoe, Cornwall

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 and his wife Horor Gifford, daughter of Arthur Gifford of Birghtley, Devon

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. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford

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 on 27 June 1671 aged 15 and entered Middle Temple

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 in 1674. He was a colonel in the militia.

In 1681, Praed was elected Member of Parliament

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 for St Ives

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. He was re-elected MP for St Ives in 1689 and sat until 1705. During his time in parliament he had considerable periods of absence. He voted for the Tack and was defeated at the election in 1705. He was recorder of Penzance

Penzance

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 from 1693 until his death in 1706, and stannator for Penwith and Kerrier in 1703.

Praed married Lucy Basset, daughter of John Basset of Tehidy, Illogan

Illogan

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, Cornwall shortly before his death. He left all his personal property to his wife and his encumbered estates to his brother John

John Praed

John Praed was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1708 and 1713.Praed was the son of James Praed of Trevethoe, Cornwall and his wife Horor Gifford, daughter of Arthur GIfford of Birghtley, Devon. He was apprenticed to Mr Bonnell, a merchant in London and...

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