Sir Charles Morrison, 1st Baronet
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Sir Charles Morrison, 1st Baronet (18 April 1587 - 20 August 1628) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
at various times between 1621 and 1628.
Morrison was the only son of Sir Charles Morrison, of Cashiobury, Watford, Hertfordshire and his wife Dorothea Clark, daughter of Nicholas Clark. He succeeded to the estate of Cashiobury on the death of his father on 31 March 1599. He was made Knight of the Bath in 1603 at the coronation of James I and was created baronet on 29 June 1611.
In 1621, Morrison was elected Member of Parliament
for Hertfordshire
and was re-elected in 1624. He was elected MP for St Albans
in 1625 and 1626. In 1628 he was elected MP for Hertford
and sat until his death.
Morrison died at the age of 41 and was buried at Watford.
Morrison married Mary Hicks, daughter of Baptist Hicks, 1st Viscount Campden
at Low Leyton, Essex on 4 December 1606. They had no children and the baronetcy became extinct on his death. His widow married as his second wife Sir John Cooper, 1st Baronet of of Rockbourne, Hampshire.
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...
at various times between 1621 and 1628.
Morrison was the only son of Sir Charles Morrison, of Cashiobury, Watford, Hertfordshire and his wife Dorothea Clark, daughter of Nicholas Clark. He succeeded to the estate of Cashiobury on the death of his father on 31 March 1599. He was made Knight of the Bath in 1603 at the coronation of James I and was created baronet on 29 June 1611.
In 1621, Morrison 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 Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Hertfordshire was a county constituency covering the county of Hertfordshire in England. It returned two Knights of the Shire to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
and was re-elected in 1624. He was elected MP for St Albans
St Albans (UK Parliament constituency)
St Albans is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Established in 1885, it is a county constituency in Hertfordshire, and elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.From 1554 to 1852 there was a...
in 1625 and 1626. In 1628 he was elected MP for Hertford
Hertford (UK Parliament constituency)
Hertford was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Hertfordshire, which elected Members of Parliament from 1298 until 1974. It was represented in the House of Commons of England from 1298 to 1707, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally in the House of...
and sat until his death.
Morrison died at the age of 41 and was buried at Watford.
Morrison married Mary Hicks, daughter of Baptist Hicks, 1st Viscount Campden
Baptist Hicks, 1st Viscount Campden
Baptist Hicks, 1st Viscount Campden was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1628 when he was raised to the peerage as Viscount Campden....
at Low Leyton, Essex on 4 December 1606. They had no children and the baronetcy became extinct on his death. His widow married as his second wife Sir John Cooper, 1st Baronet of of Rockbourne, Hampshire.