William Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Werke

Sir William Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Werke
Sir William Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Werke
Personal details
Born	August 1593; Chillingham, Northumberland, England
Died	29 July 1674; Epping, Essex, England
Spouse	Lady Cecilia Wentworth
Children	1. Lady Mary Elisabeth Grey; 2. Thomas Grey; 3. Sir Ralph Grey; 4. Elizabeth Grey; 5. Talbot Grey; 6. Edward Grey; 7. Dame Catharine Grey;
Parent(s)	Sir Ralph Grey of Chillingham; Lady Jane Arthington
Residence(s)	Epping Manor; Chillingham Castle
Occupation	Politician

William Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Werke (1593 - 1674) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.

Early life

Grey was the son of Sir Ralph Grey, of Chillingham, Northumberland and his wife Jane, daughter of WilIiam Ardlington, of Ardlington, Berkshire. He was created baronet on 15 June 1619. In 1621, he was elected Member of Parliament for Northumberland.^[1] He succeeded to the estates of Chillingham and Werke on the death of his father and was created Baron Grey of Werke on 11 February 1624.^[2]

Career

Grey was commander of parliamentarian forces in the east in 1642. He was imprisoned for refusing to go as commissioner to Scotland in 1643. He was speaker of House of Lords in 1643 and was one of the Lay Assessors at the Westminster Assembly from 1643 to 1649. In 1648 he was appointed a commissioner of great seal but refused the engagement in 1649. He was pardoned at Restoration.

Personal life

Grey married Cecilia Wentworth, eldest daughter of Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet, of Gosfield. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Ralph Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Werke.^[2] His daughter Katherine married Sir Edward Mosley, 2nd Baronet.^[3]

References

Parliament of England
Preceded by Sir Henry Widdrington Sir William Selby	Member of Parliament for Northumberland 1621–1622 With: Sir Henry Widdrington	Succeeded by Sir John Fenwick Sir Francis Brandling
Peerage of England
New creation	Baron Grey of Werke 1624–1674	Succeeded by Ralph Grey
Baronetage of England
New creation	Baronet (of Chillingham) 1619–1674	Succeeded by Ralph Grey

[Willis-1] Browne Willis Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750 pp176-239

[Cockayne-2] George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage, Volume 1

[Cockayne2-3] George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage Volume 2 1900 Mosley

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