Sir Francis Drake, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Francis Drake, 2nd Baronet (25 September 1617 – 6 January 1662) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
variously between 1646 and 1662. He was a Colonel of the Horse, fighting in the Parliamentary army during the English Civil War
.
Drake was the son of Sir Francis Drake, 1st Baronet
of Buckland Abbey
and his second wife Joan Stroud, daughter of Sir William Stroud of Newnham. He was the great nephew of the Vice Admiral
, Sir Francis Drake
.
In 1646, Drake was elected Member of Parliament
for Bere Alston
in the Long Parliament
. Following Pride's Purge
in 1648, he and other Devon MPs took no part in the proceedings of the Rump Parliament
.
In 1660, Drake was elected MP for Newport
in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament
but died in the following January at the age of 44.
Drake married Dorothy Pym daughter of John Pym of Brymore, Somerset at St Margaret's, Westminster on 18 January 1640. They had no children and the baronetcy went to his nephew Francis.
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...
variously between 1646 and 1662. He was a Colonel of the Horse, fighting in the Parliamentary army during the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
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Drake was the son of Sir Francis Drake, 1st Baronet
Sir Francis Drake, 1st Baronet
Sir Francis Drake, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in two parliaments between 1625 and 1629....
of Buckland Abbey
Buckland Abbey
Buckland Abbey is a 700-year-old house in Buckland Monachorum, near Yelverton, Devon, England, noted for its connection with Sir Francis Drake and presently in the ownership of the National Trust.-History:...
and his second wife Joan Stroud, daughter of Sir William Stroud of Newnham. He was the great nephew of the Vice Admiral
Vice Admiral
Vice admiral is a senior naval rank of a three-star flag officer, which is equivalent to lieutenant general in the other uniformed services. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral...
, Sir Francis Drake
Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral was an English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era. Elizabeth I of England awarded Drake a knighthood in 1581. He was second-in-command of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588. He also carried out the...
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In 1646, Drake 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 Bere Alston
Bere Alston (UK Parliament constituency)
Bere Alston or Beeralston was a parliamentary borough in Devon, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1584 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act as a rotten borough.-History:...
in 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...
. Following Pride's Purge
Pride's Purge
Pride’s Purge is an event in December 1648, during the Second English Civil War, when troops under the command of Colonel Thomas Pride forcibly removed from the Long Parliament all those who were not supporters of the Grandees in the New Model Army and the Independents...
in 1648, he and other Devon MPs took no part in the proceedings of the Rump Parliament
Rump Parliament
The Rump Parliament is the name of the English Parliament after Colonel Pride purged the Long Parliament on 6 December 1648 of those members hostile to the Grandees' intention to try King Charles I for high treason....
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In 1660, Drake was elected MP for Newport
Newport (UK Parliament constituency)
There have been four Newport constituencies of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom:* Newport , split into Newport East and Newport West in 1983* Newport , disenfranchised in 1832* Newport There have been four Newport constituencies of the House of Commons of the...
in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected in 1661 for 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...
but died in the following January at the age of 44.
Drake married Dorothy Pym daughter of John Pym of Brymore, Somerset at St Margaret's, Westminster on 18 January 1640. They had no children and the baronetcy went to his nephew Francis.