Michael Warton (died 1645)
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Michael Warton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
between 1640 and 1644. He fought and died on the Royalist side in the English Civil War
.
Warton was the son of Sir Michael Warton and his wife Elizabeth Hansby, daughter of Sir Ralph Hansby.
In April 1640, Warton was elected Member of Parliament
for Beverley
in the Short Parliament
. He was re-elected in November 1640 for the Long Parliament
and sat until he was disabled from sitting in parliament in 1644 for supporting the King. Warton was killed in 1645 by a cannon shot at the Great Siege of Scarborough Castle
which was a garrison for the King.
Warton married to Catherine Maltby daughter of Christopher Maltby at Cottingham on 1 October 1620.
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...
between 1640 and 1644. He fought and died on the Royalist side 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...
.
Warton was the son of Sir Michael Warton and his wife Elizabeth Hansby, daughter of Sir Ralph Hansby.
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 Beverley
Beverley (UK Parliament constituency)
Beverley has been the name of a parliamentary constituency in the East Riding of Yorkshire for three separate periods. From medieval times until 1869, it was a parliamentary borough, consisting solely of the market town of Beverley, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons...
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....
. He was re-elected in November 1640 for the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
and sat until he was disabled from sitting in parliament in 1644 for supporting the King. Warton was killed in 1645 by a cannon shot at the Great Siege of Scarborough Castle
Great Siege of Scarborough Castle
The Great Siege of Scarborough Castle was a major conflict for control of one of England's most important stone fortresses during the English Civil War , fought between Oliver Cromwell's parliamentary Roundheads and the Royalists loyal to King Charles I...
which was a garrison for the King.
Warton married to Catherine Maltby daughter of Christopher Maltby at Cottingham on 1 October 1620.