Sir Richard Head, 1st Baronet
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Sir Richard Head, 1st Baronet (c. 1609-18 September 1689) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1667 to 1679.
Head was the son of Richard Head, of Rochester, and his wife Anne Hartridge, daughter of William Hartridge, of Cranbrook.
In 1667 Head was elected Member of Parliament
(MP) for Rochester
in the Cavalier Parliament
and held the seat until 1679. He was created Baronet
, of The Hermitage in the County of Kent on 19 June 1676. In 1689 Head entertained King James II and his small court as the King was about to leave the country.The king was so pleased and surprised by this unexpected hospitality that he presented Head with an emerald ring.
Head died in 1689 and by his will left several houses and lands in Higham to the mayor and citizens of Rochester for charitable purposes.
Head married firstly Elizabeth Merrick, daughter of Francis Merrick, alderman of Rochester and had three sons and a daughter. He married secondly, Elizabeth Willy, of Wrotham, Kent and had two sons, and three daughters.
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...
from 1667 to 1679.
Head was the son of Richard Head, of Rochester, and his wife Anne Hartridge, daughter of William Hartridge, of Cranbrook.
In 1667 Head 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,...
(MP) for Rochester
Rochester (UK Parliament constituency)
Rochester was a parliamentary constituency in Kent. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800, and finally to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801...
in 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...
and held the seat until 1679. He was created Baronet
Head Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Head, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2007....
, of The Hermitage in the County of Kent on 19 June 1676. In 1689 Head entertained King James II and his small court as the King was about to leave the country.The king was so pleased and surprised by this unexpected hospitality that he presented Head with an emerald ring.
Head died in 1689 and by his will left several houses and lands in Higham to the mayor and citizens of Rochester for charitable purposes.
Head married firstly Elizabeth Merrick, daughter of Francis Merrick, alderman of Rochester and had three sons and a daughter. He married secondly, Elizabeth Willy, of Wrotham, Kent and had two sons, and three daughters.