Lumley Thelwell
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Lumley Thelwall was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1656.
Thelwall was the son of either Simon or Edward Thelwall of Plas-y-ward. He was a captain in the Parliamentary army. In April 1649 he was ordered to take his troop to Ireland. On " 18 June 1649, Calendar State Papers record "Letters that the inhabitants of Drayton in Shropshire, on the last Lord's Day in the Night, fell upon Capt. Thelwel's Troop, and disarmed and pillaged them. Col. Clive late M.P. caused great alarm, having led a riotous multitude to attack the troop of horse of Capt. Lumley Thelwell, and dispersed them as traitors and rebels, and seized and sold their horses in the open market in Salop" . An order of the Council of State was made 30 September 1650 for writing a letter to the Lord Deputy of Ireland, recommending Capt. Lumley Thelwall for the office of Sword Bearer in Ireland. In 1656, he was elected Member of Parliament
for Denbighshire
for the Second Protectorate Parliament
replacing John Jones
who chose to sit for Merioneth.
Thelwall was the brother of Simon Thelwall
.
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...
in 1656.
Thelwall was the son of either Simon or Edward Thelwall of Plas-y-ward. He was a captain in the Parliamentary army. In April 1649 he was ordered to take his troop to Ireland. On " 18 June 1649, Calendar State Papers record "Letters that the inhabitants of Drayton in Shropshire, on the last Lord's Day in the Night, fell upon Capt. Thelwel's Troop, and disarmed and pillaged them. Col. Clive late M.P. caused great alarm, having led a riotous multitude to attack the troop of horse of Capt. Lumley Thelwell, and dispersed them as traitors and rebels, and seized and sold their horses in the open market in Salop" . An order of the Council of State was made 30 September 1650 for writing a letter to the Lord Deputy of Ireland, recommending Capt. Lumley Thelwall for the office of Sword Bearer in Ireland. In 1656, he 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 Denbighshire
Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Denbighshire was a county constituency in Denbighshire, in north Wales, from 1542 to 1885.- History :From 1542, it returned one Member of Parliament , traditionally known as the knight of the shire, to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then to the Parliament of Great...
for the Second Protectorate Parliament
Second Protectorate Parliament
The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons...
replacing John Jones
John Jones Maesygarnedd
Colonel John Jones was a Welsh military leader, politician and one of the regicides of King Charles I. A brother-in-law of Oliver Cromwell, Jones was born at Llanbedr in North Wales and is often surnamed Jones Maesygarnedd after the location of his Merionethshire estate. Jones spoke Welsh with his...
who chose to sit for Merioneth.
Thelwall was the brother of Simon Thelwall
Simon Thelwall
Simon Thelwall was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1654. Fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War....
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