Thomas Penruddocke
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Thomas Penruddocke DL
(b. about 1648, d. before 1695), of Compton Chamberlayne
was a Wiltshire
landowner
and politician, briefly member of parliament
for Wilton
in 1679 (the 'Habeas Corpus Parliament
') and again in 1689 (the famous Convention Parliament).
John Penruddock
e (1619–1655), one of the leaders of the Penruddock uprising
of 1655, by his father's marriage to Arundel Freke, the daughter of John Freke, Esq.
, of Shrewton, Dorset
. He had an elder brother, George, who died in 1664, and four sisters, and thus succeeded to his father's estates while still a minor.
Penruddocke is mentioned in the will
of his grandfather Sir John Penruddocke, and also in that of his unmarried sister, Jane Penruddocke, dated 30 August 1670.
On 26 July 1666, Penruddocke matriculated
at Magdalen College, Oxford
, when his age was given as seventeen.
In 1672, by a licence dated 9 July 1672, Penruddocke married Frances Hanham, daughter of John Hanham, Esq., of Iwerne Courtney
, Dorset
, and they had at least nine children, John, Edward, Jane, Thomas, George, Charles, Arundel, Lucy, and Frances.
In 1680, Thomas Thynne
of Longleat
gave Penruddocke a licence for hawking
, hunting
, fishing
and fowling
in Dinton, Wiltshire
.
In 1683, Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke
, Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
, commissioned Penruddocke as one of his Deputy Lieutenants. The two had served together as members of parliament for Wilton in 1679, the 'Habeas Corpus Parliament'.
Penruddocke went to Parliament again in 1689, as one of the members for Wilton of the famous Convention Parliament
. This was the parliament which passed the Bill of Rights
following the Glorious Revolution
, inviting William and Mary
to take the throne abandoned by the flight of King James II
.
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....
(b. about 1648, d. before 1695), of Compton Chamberlayne
Compton Chamberlayne
Compton Chamberlayne is a small village in south Wiltshire, straddling the A30 road some 8 miles from Salisbury. It is bounded by the villages of Dinton and Baverstock to the north, Barford St Martin to the east, Fovant to the west and Broad Chalke to the south. On its southern border there is high...
was a Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
landowner
Landed gentry
Landed gentry is a traditional British social class, consisting of land owners who could live entirely off rental income. Often they worked only in an administrative capacity looking after the management of their own lands....
and politician, briefly 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 Wilton
Wilton (UK Parliament constituency)
Wilton was the name of a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1295 to 1707, then in the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and finally in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of the Parliament of the...
in 1679 (the 'Habeas Corpus Parliament
Habeas Corpus Parliament
The Habeas Corpus Parliament, also known as the First Exclusion Parliament, was a short-lived English Parliament which assembled on 6 March 1679 during the reign of Charles II of England, the third parliament of the King's reign. It is named after the Habeas Corpus Act, which it enacted in May,...
') and again in 1689 (the famous Convention Parliament).
Life
Penruddocke was the younger son of ColonelColonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
John Penruddock
John Penruddock
Colonel John Penruddock , of Compton Chamberlayne, was an English Cavalier during the English Civil War and the English Interregnum. He is remembered as the leader of the Penruddock uprising in 1655....
e (1619–1655), one of the leaders of the Penruddock uprising
Penruddock uprising
The Penruddock uprising was one of a series of coordinated uprisings planned by the Sealed Knot for a Royalist insurrection to start in March 1655 during the Protectorate of the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell....
of 1655, by his father's marriage to Arundel Freke, the daughter of John Freke, Esq.
Esquire
Esquire is a term of West European origin . Depending on the country, the term has different meanings...
, of Shrewton, Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
. He had an elder brother, George, who died in 1664, and four sisters, and thus succeeded to his father's estates while still a minor.
Penruddocke is mentioned in the will
Will (law)
A will or testament is a legal declaration by which a person, the testator, names one or more persons to manage his/her estate and provides for the transfer of his/her property at death...
of his grandfather Sir John Penruddocke, and also in that of his unmarried sister, Jane Penruddocke, dated 30 August 1670.
On 26 July 1666, Penruddocke matriculated
Matriculation
Matriculation, in the broadest sense, means to be registered or added to a list, from the Latin matricula – little list. In Scottish heraldry, for instance, a matriculation is a registration of armorial bearings...
at Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
, when his age was given as seventeen.
In 1672, by a licence dated 9 July 1672, Penruddocke married Frances Hanham, daughter of John Hanham, Esq., of Iwerne Courtney
Iwerne Courtney
Iwerne Courtney, also known as Shroton, is a village in north Dorset, England, north-west of Blandford Forum. It lies on the River Iwerne under Hambledon Hill to the south-west and with Cranborne Chase to the east. The village has a population of 400 .- External links :*...
, Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, and they had at least nine children, John, Edward, Jane, Thomas, George, Charles, Arundel, Lucy, and Frances.
In 1680, Thomas Thynne
Thomas Thynne (landowner)
Thomas Thynne was an English landowner of the family that is now headed by the Marquess of Bath and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1670 to 1682. He went by the nickname "Tom of Ten Thousand" due to his great wealth...
of Longleat
Longleat
Longleat is an English stately home, currently the seat of the Marquesses of Bath, adjacent to the village of Horningsham and near the towns of Warminster in Wiltshire and Frome in Somerset. It is noted for its Elizabethan country house, maze, landscaped parkland and safari park. The house is set...
gave Penruddocke a licence for hawking
Falconry
Falconry is "the taking of wild quarry in its natural state and habitat by means of a trained raptor". There are two traditional terms used to describe a person involved in falconry: a falconer flies a falcon; an austringer flies a hawk or an eagle...
, hunting
Hunting
Hunting is the practice of pursuing any living thing, usually wildlife, for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law...
, fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
and fowling
Fowling
Fowling is a term which is perhaps better known in the Fens of eastern England than elsewhere. It was more than the commercial equivalent of the field sport of wildfowling, in that it includes all forms of bird catching for meat, feathers or any other part of the bird which may have been sold on...
in Dinton, Wiltshire
Dinton, Wiltshire
Dinton is a village in Wiltshire, England, on the B3089 road about 8 miles west of Salisbury. The population was 597 at the 2001 census.-Present day:...
.
In 1683, Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke
Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke
Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke, 5th Earl of Montgomery, KG, PC, FRS was a British politician during the reigns of William III and Anne....
, Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire. From 1750, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Wiltshire.-Lord Lieutenants of Wiltshire:*William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke 1551 – 17 March 1570...
, commissioned Penruddocke as one of his Deputy Lieutenants. The two had served together as members of parliament for Wilton in 1679, the 'Habeas Corpus Parliament'.
Penruddocke went to Parliament again in 1689, as one of the members for Wilton of the famous Convention Parliament
Convention Parliament (1689)
The English Convention was an irregular assembly of the Parliament of England which transferred the Crowns of England and Ireland from James II to William III...
. This was the parliament which passed the Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights 1689
The Bill of Rights or the Bill of Rights 1688 is an Act of the Parliament of England.The Bill of Rights was passed by Parliament on 16 December 1689. It was a re-statement in statutory form of the Declaration of Right presented by the Convention Parliament to William and Mary in March 1689 ,...
following the Glorious Revolution
Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, is the overthrow of King James II of England by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau...
, inviting William and Mary
William and Mary
The phrase William and Mary usually refers to the coregency over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, of King William III & II and Queen Mary II...
to take the throne abandoned by the flight of King James II
James II of England
James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
.