Walter Devereux (died 1683)
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Walter Devereux was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1660 to 1679.
Devereux was the son of Walter Devereux, 5th Viscount Hereford
and his second wife Elizabeth Knightley, the daughter of Thomas Knightley of Burgh Hall, Staffordshire. He married Anne, the daughter of William Forthe of Butley Priory, near Orford, Suffolk, at which the couple subsequently lived.
He was commissioner for sewers for Norfolk and Suffolk in 1658 and 1659 and became a freeman of Orford in 1660.
In 1660, Devereux was elected Member of Parliament
for Orford
in the Convention Parliament..He became a Justice of the Peace
for Suffolk in July 1660. He was re-elected MP for Orford in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament
and sat until 1679 He was relatively inactive during his time in parliament.
After his wife died in 1668 he went to live with Thomas Glemham. He died at Little Glemham
in December 1683. Butley was inherited by his eldest daughter, his only son having died before him.
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 1660 to 1679.
Devereux was the son of Walter Devereux, 5th Viscount Hereford
Walter Devereux, 5th Viscount Hereford
Sir Walter Devereux was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1624 and became the 5th Viscount Hereford, a peer in the peerage of England....
and his second wife Elizabeth Knightley, the daughter of Thomas Knightley of Burgh Hall, Staffordshire. He married Anne, the daughter of William Forthe of Butley Priory, near Orford, Suffolk, at which the couple subsequently lived.
He was commissioner for sewers for Norfolk and Suffolk in 1658 and 1659 and became a freeman of Orford in 1660.
In 1660, Devereux 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 Orford
Orford (UK Parliament constituency)
Orford was a constituency of the House of Commons. Consisting of the town of Orford in Suffolk, it elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote version of the first past the post system of election until it was disenfranchised in 1832.-History:...
in the Convention Parliament..He became a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for Suffolk in July 1660. He was re-elected MP for Orford 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...
and sat until 1679 He was relatively inactive during his time in parliament.
After his wife died in 1668 he went to live with Thomas Glemham. He died at Little Glemham
Little Glemham
Little Glemham is a small village on the A12 road , in the Suffolk Coastal District, in the county of Suffolk. Nearby settlements include the town of Wickham Market and the village of Marlesford. Little Glemham has a church called St Andrew Church, a pub and a hall called Glemham Hall. The...
in December 1683. Butley was inherited by his eldest daughter, his only son having died before him.