William Mallory

For other people named William Mallory, see William Mallory (disambiguation).

William Mallory (died 1646) of Studley Royal, Yorkshire was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1642. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War. His father, John Mallory (died 1619), was also an MP of Ripon.

Studley Royal, Yorkshire, engraved by F. P. Hay after a drawing by J.P. Neale, c1820.

Mallory was elected Member of Parliament for Ripon in 1614 and re-elected in 1621 1624 and 1625. He was then re-elected MP for Ripon in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[1]

In April 1640, Mallory was re-elected MP for Ripon in the Short Parliament and again in November 1640 for the Long Parliament.[1] He was disabled from sitting in parliament on 16 September 1642 for supporting the King.[2]

Mallory died in 1646.[3]

Mallory married Dorothy Bellingham, daughter of Sir James Bellingham of Levens, Westmorland. Their son John Mallory (1610–1655) was also MP for Ripon.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ The parliamentary or constitutional history of England. Volume 9
  3. ^ P. R. Newman The old service: Royalist regimental colonels and the Civil War, 1642-46
  4. ^ The Tourist's guide: being a concise history and description of Ripon
Parliament of England
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Ripon
1614–1625
With: Sir Thomas Posthumus Hoby 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Ripon
1628–1629
With: Sir Thomas Posthumus Hoby 		Parliament suspended until 1640
Parliament suspended since 1629 Member of Parliament for Ripon
1640
With: Sir Paul Neille 1640 		Succeeded by