Edward Phelips

Edward Phelips

Sir Edward Phelips (c.1555/60–1614) was the Speaker of the English House of Commons from 1604 until 1611, and subsequently Master of the Rolls from 1611 until his death in 1614. He was an elected MP from 1584, and in 1588, following a successful career as a lawyer, he commissioned Montacute House to be built as a home for himself and his family. He was knighted in 1603 [cite web |url=http://webapp1.somerset.gov.uk/her/details.asp?prn=54305 |title=Details, Somerset HER |accessdate=2008-07-02] and one of his biggest roles was as the opening prosecutor during the trial of the Gunpowder Plotters. [cite web |url=http://www.parliament.uk/gunpowderplot/adults_people_lc.htm |title=The Gunpowder Plot: Parliament & Treason 1605 - People |publisher=UK Parliament |accessdate=2008-07-02] He married Elizabeth Newdigate, and his son, Sir Robert Phelips, inherited his land and property. [cite book |title=The Lives of the Speakers of the House of Commons |last=Manning |first=James Alexander |authorlink=James Alexander Manning |year=1851 |publisher=G. Willis |pages=p.284 ]

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