Walter Kyrle
Walter Kyrle (c. 1600 – 10 February 1650) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1648.
Kyrle was the son of Robert Kyrle of Walford, Herefordshire. He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford on 11 April 1617, aged 17. He was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1625.[1]
In April 1640, Kyrle was elected Member of Parliament for Leominster in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Leominster for the Long Parliament in November1640[2] and sat until 1648 when he was excluded under Pride's Purge.[1]
Kyrle lived at Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire and died at the age of 50. He had married Alice, the daughter of John Mallett of Berkeley, Gloucestershire and had two sons, John Kyrle, known as "The Man of Ross", and Walter.
References
- 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Kandruth-Kyte', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 837-867. Date accessed: 25 February 2011
- 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.
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by Parliament suspended since 1629 |
Member of Parliament for Leominster 1640 With: William Smallman 1640 Sampson Eure 1640–1643 John Birch 1646–1648 |
Succeeded by John Birch |