Edward Bashe
Sir Edward Bashe (died 12 May 1653) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1628 and 1640.
Life
Bashe was the son of Ralph Bashe, of Stanstead Abbots, Hertfordshire and his wife Frances Carey, daughter of Sir Edward Carey, Master of the Jewel Office.[1] He matriculated at Peterhouse, Cambridge in Autumn 1608.[2] He received a knighthood at Theobalds on 6 June 1616.[3]
In 1625 he obtained the post of Chamberlain of the Exchequer for life.
Bashe was elected Member of Parliament for Stamford in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. In April 1640, he was elected MP for Grantham in the Short Parliament.[4]
Bashe lived at Stanstead Abbots which had previously belonged to Anne Boleyn and which was granted to Bashe's grandfather Edward Baeshe in 1559. Bashe married Mary Montagu, daughter of Sir Charles Montagu.
Death
Bashe died in 1653 and was buried at Stanstead Cussans, Hertfordshire. He had no children and his property went to a cousin Ralph Bashe.[1] By deed of 10 November 1635 and under his will he founded charities to support almshouses and a school at Stanstead.[5]
References
- Le Neve's Pedigrees
- "Bashe, Edward (BS608E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- Knights of England
- 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. 229–239.
- Parishes: Stanstead Abbots, A History of the County of Hertford: volume 3 (1912), pp. 366-373. Date accessed: 17 February 2011
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Montagu Bertie Brian Palmes |
Member of Parliament for Stamford 1628–1629 With: Sir Thomas Hatton, 1st Baronet |
Succeeded by Parliament suspended until 1640 |
| Preceded by Parliament suspended since 1629 |
Member of Parliament for Grantham 1640 With: Henry Pelham |
Succeeded by Henry Pelham Thomas Hussey |