George Hastings (Christchurch MP)
Sir George Hastings (c. 1588–1657) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622.
Biography
[edit]Hastings was the son of Henry Hastings of Puddletown, Dorset,[1] who was described as a great country sportsman. He was knighted on 5 November 1615.[2] In 1621, he was elected Member of Parliament for Christchurch.[3]
Family
[edit]Hastings married Alice Freke, daughter of Sir Thomas Freke and Elizabeth Taylor on 27 July 1614. She was buried at Christchurch on 24 July 1634.[4] After Hastings' death the estates passed to his daughter Frances, who married John Roy of London,
References
[edit]- ^ Dorset History Centre - Walpole Family of Wolerton Norfolk:Puddltown estate
- ^ 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. p. 182.
- ^ Ralph Freke, John Freke A pedigree, or genealogye, of the family of the Freke's