Peter Fretchville
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Sir Peter Fretchville was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1601 and from 1621 to 1622.
Fretchville was the son of Peter Fretchvile of Staveley and his second wife Margaret daughter of Arthur Kaye of Woodsome, Yorkshire. He matriculated at St John's College, Cambridge
in 1587. He entered Middle Temple in 1591 but in 1596 petitioned his Inn to be allowed to keep his chamber since the business of managing his several estates in Derbyshire prevented him from occupying it for the statutory eight weeks.
In 1601, Fretchville was elected Member of Parliament
for Derbyshire
. While serving he was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire
for the period from 1601 to 1602. Although it was illegal to stand for parliament while serving as High Sheriff, it was legal to become High Sheriff while serving as an MP as the discussions of the time concluded. He was knighted at Sir Edward Stanhope’s house at Grimston on 19 April 1603 while King James was on his journey from Scotland. He was a J.P.
by 1604. In 1604 he was a collector of the loan. He was awarded MA at Cambridge University in 1613, probably on the visit of Prince Charles. He was commissioner for musters by 1618. In 1621 he was elected MP for Derbyshire again. He was Deputy Lieutenant
by 1624 and was collector of the loan in 1625.
Fretchville died at the age of about 62 and asked in his will to be buried in the church at Staveley.
Fretchville married firstky Joyce Osborne, widow of Sir Hewett Osborne and daughter of Thomas Fleetwood of The Vache, Buckinghamshire and had at least one son and one daughter. He married secondly Isabel Hastner, widow of Sir Richard Hastner and daughter of Percy Neville of Grove, Nottinghamshire.
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 1601 and from 1621 to 1622.
Fretchville was the son of Peter Fretchvile of Staveley and his second wife Margaret daughter of Arthur Kaye of Woodsome, Yorkshire. He matriculated at St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints....
in 1587. He entered Middle Temple in 1591 but in 1596 petitioned his Inn to be allowed to keep his chamber since the business of managing his several estates in Derbyshire prevented him from occupying it for the statutory eight weeks.
In 1601, Fretchville 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 Derbyshire
Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Derbyshire 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 1832...
. While serving he was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire
High Sheriff of Derbyshire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Derbyshire from 1568.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been...
for the period from 1601 to 1602. Although it was illegal to stand for parliament while serving as High Sheriff, it was legal to become High Sheriff while serving as an MP as the discussions of the time concluded. He was knighted at Sir Edward Stanhope’s house at Grimston on 19 April 1603 while King James was on his journey from Scotland. He was a J.P.
Justice of the Peace
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by 1604. In 1604 he was a collector of the loan. He was awarded MA at Cambridge University in 1613, probably on the visit of Prince Charles. He was commissioner for musters by 1618. In 1621 he was elected MP for Derbyshire again. He was Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
by 1624 and was collector of the loan in 1625.
Fretchville died at the age of about 62 and asked in his will to be buried in the church at Staveley.
Fretchville married firstky Joyce Osborne, widow of Sir Hewett Osborne and daughter of Thomas Fleetwood of The Vache, Buckinghamshire and had at least one son and one daughter. He married secondly Isabel Hastner, widow of Sir Richard Hastner and daughter of Percy Neville of Grove, Nottinghamshire.