Walter Pye (junior)
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Sir Walter Pye was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
variously between 1628 and 1640. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War
.
Pye was the son of Walter Pye
of The Mynde at Much Dewchurch
in Herefordshire
. In 1628 he was elected Member of Parliament
for Brecon
and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.
In April 1640, Pye was elected MP for Herefordshire in the Short Parliament
. He was High Steward of Leominster. He was a supporter of the King and on this account was deprived of his office in 1648.
Pye married Elizabeth Sanders, daughter of John Sanders and had three children. The children remained catholic and his son Walter maintained allegiance to the exiled Stuarts and lived on the continent where he was given the title Lord Kilpec.
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 1628 and 1640. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
.
Pye was the son of Walter Pye
Walter Pye
Sir Walter Pye was an English courtier, administrator and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 and 1629....
of The Mynde at Much Dewchurch
Much Dewchurch
Much Dewchurch is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England.The Old Vicarage has stood since the 17th century, and includes a plaque of the number of vicars that served the parish in the fateful year 1665....
in Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
. In 1628 he 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 Brecon
Brecon (UK Parliament constituency)
Brecon was a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors, from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1885 general election.-Boundaries:...
and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.
In April 1640, Pye was elected MP for Herefordshire in the Short Parliament
Short Parliament
The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks....
. He was High Steward of Leominster. He was a supporter of the King and on this account was deprived of his office in 1648.
Pye married Elizabeth Sanders, daughter of John Sanders and had three children. The children remained catholic and his son Walter maintained allegiance to the exiled Stuarts and lived on the continent where he was given the title Lord Kilpec.