Henry Benson (MP)
Henry Benson was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1626 and 1641.
Benson was Deputy Steward of Knaresborough.[1] In 1626 he was elected Member of Parliament for Knaresborough. He was re-elected in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[2]
In April 1640, Benson was re-elected MP for Knareborough in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected in November 1640 for the Long Parliament.[2] However he was expelled from the House of Commons by vote on 2 November 1641 for selling protections to men who were not his servants.[3] Benson declared that there was no better replacement for his than his son in law William Deerlove, although Deerlove's election was declared void.[4]
Benson took arms for the King and in February 1642 was reported to be occupying Plupton tower near Knaresborough with two cannon.[5]
Benson married Elizabeth Deerlove at Knaresborough in 1633.[6]
References
- ↑ Sir Henry Slingsby
- 1 2 Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. onepage&q&f=, false 229–239.
- ↑ The parliamentary or constitutional history of England Volume 9
- ↑ Robert Beatson A chronological register of both houses of the British Parliament
- ↑ The Fairfac Correspondence
- ↑ Dearlove name
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Richard Hutton Sir Henry Slingsby, 1st Baronet |
Member of Parliament for Knaresborough 1626–1629 With: Sir Richard Hutton, the younger 1 |
Succeeded by Parliament suspended until 1640 |
| Preceded by Parliament suspended since 1629 |
Member of Parliament for Knaresborough 1640–1641 With: Sir Henry Slingsby, 1st Baronet |
Succeeded by Sir Henry Slingsby, 1st Baronet William Deerlove |