William Uvedale
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William Uvedale was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
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...

  at various times between 1625 and 1645. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War
English Civil War
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Uvedale was the son of Sir William Uvedale of Wickham
Wickham
Wickham, formerly spelled Wykeham, is a small historic village and civil parish in Hampshire, southern England, located about three miles north of Fareham. It is within the City of Winchester local government district, although it is considerably closer to Fareham than to Winchester...

 and his wife Mary Norton, daughter of Sir Richard Norton. His father died in 1616 and he eventually inherited the estates on the death of his mother before 1626. He was elected Member of Parliament
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 for Petersfield
Petersfield (UK Parliament constituency)
Petersfield was an English Parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Petersfield in Hampshire. It existed for several hundred years until its abolition for the 1983 general election....

 in 1625 and was re-elected in 1626 and 1628, sitting until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.

In April 1640, Uvedale was again elected MP for Petersfield in the Short Parliament
Short Parliament
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 and was re-elected MP for Petersfield for the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
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 in November 1640. He supported the Royalist cause and sat in the King's Oxford parliament. He was disabled from sitting in the Westminster before1645. His property became much reduced in his lifetime, possibly because of his support of the royal cause.

Uvedale died at the age of 66.

Uvedale married firstly Anne Cary of Hunsdon, Hertford. He married secondly Victoria Cary, daughter of Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland.
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