Lancelot Lake
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Sir Lancelot Lake was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1660 to 1679.
Lake was the son of Lancelot Lake of Canons
, Little Stanmore and grandson of Sir Thomas Lake
. In 1656 he settled 20 acres of land at Stanmore marsh on trustees, for them to pay £15 p.a. to a schoolmaster at Stanmore.
In 1660, Lake was elected Member of Parliament
for Middlesex
in the Convention Parliament. He was knighted at Whitehall on 6 June 1660. In 1661 he was re-elected MP for Middlesex in the Cavalier Parliament
, and sat until 1679.
Lake died at the age of 71. In his will he stipulated that a school-house which he had built at Stanmore should also be settled on trustees.
Lake married Frances Cheek, daughter of Sir Thomas Cheek
. Their son Warwick Lake was later MP for Middlesex.
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 1660 to 1679.
Lake was the son of Lancelot Lake of Canons
Canons Park
Canons Park is a residential suburb of London, situated in the north west London Borough of Harrow. It is located to the south of Stanmore, the west of Edgware, and the east of Wealdstone.-Etymology and history:...
, Little Stanmore and grandson of Sir Thomas Lake
Thomas Lake
Sir Thomas Lake was Secretary of State to James I of England. He was a Member of Parliament in 1604, 1614, 1625 and 1626....
. In 1656 he settled 20 acres of land at Stanmore marsh on trustees, for them to pay £15 p.a. to a schoolmaster at Stanmore.
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 Middlesex
Middlesex (UK Parliament constituency)
Middlesex is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885....
in the Convention Parliament. He was knighted at Whitehall on 6 June 1660. In 1661 he was re-elected MP for Middlesex in the Cavalier Parliament
Cavalier Parliament
The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter century reign of Charles II of England...
, and sat until 1679.
Lake died at the age of 71. In his will he stipulated that a school-house which he had built at Stanmore should also be settled on trustees.
Lake married Frances Cheek, daughter of Sir Thomas Cheek
Thomas Cheek
Sir Thomas Cheek or Cheke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in every parliament between 1604 and 1653....
. Their son Warwick Lake was later MP for Middlesex.