John Ramsden (died 1646)
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Sir John Ramsden was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
variously between 1628 and 1640. He fought for the Royalist army in the English Civil War
and was killed in action at the Siege of Newark.
Ramsden was the son of William Ramsden of Longley near Huddersfield. He was knighted in1619. In 1628 Ramsden was elected Member of Parliament
for Pontefract
. In 1629 he purchased the Manor of Almondbury
.
In April 1640, Ramsden was elected MP for Pontefract in the Short Parliament
. On the outbreak of CIvil War, he joined the Royalist cause. In 1644 he was captured at Selby by the Parliamentary Army and committed as a traitor to the Tower of London. In August 1644 he was exchanged for a Parliamentary prisoner held by the King. In 1645, Ramsden was Colonel of the Third Division defending Pontefract Castle
and he took part in the negotiations for its surrender. He died during the siege of Newark and was buried at the parish church on 27 March.
Ramsden married firstly, Margaret Freshville, the daughter of Sir Peter Freshville, of Stovely, in Lancashire, and had sons William and John. He married secondly Anne Pool, widow of Alderman Pool, of London.
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...
variously between 1628 and 1640. He fought for the Royalist army in the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
and was killed in action at the Siege of Newark.
Ramsden was the son of William Ramsden of Longley near Huddersfield. He was knighted in1619. In 1628 Ramsden was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Pontefract
Pontefract (UK Parliament constituency)
Pontefract was an English parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Pontefract in the West Riding of Yorkshire, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1621 until 1885, and one member from 1885 to 1974.-In the unreformed...
. In 1629 he purchased the Manor of Almondbury
Almondbury
Almondbury is a district 2 miles south east of Huddersfield town centre in West Yorkshire, England. The population of Almondbury in 2001 was 7,368Almondbury appears in the Domesday Book as "Almondeberie"...
.
In April 1640, Ramsden was elected MP for Pontefract in the Short Parliament
Short Parliament
The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks....
. On the outbreak of CIvil War, he joined the Royalist cause. In 1644 he was captured at Selby by the Parliamentary Army and committed as a traitor to the Tower of London. In August 1644 he was exchanged for a Parliamentary prisoner held by the King. In 1645, Ramsden was Colonel of the Third Division defending Pontefract Castle
Pontefract Castle
Pontefract Castle is a castle in the town of Pontefract, in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It was the site of the demise of Richard II of England, and later the place of a series of famous sieges during the English Civil War-History:...
and he took part in the negotiations for its surrender. He died during the siege of Newark and was buried at the parish church on 27 March.
Ramsden married firstly, Margaret Freshville, the daughter of Sir Peter Freshville, of Stovely, in Lancashire, and had sons William and John. He married secondly Anne Pool, widow of Alderman Pool, of London.