Charles Baldwin (MP)

Charles Baldwin (born 1593) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1644. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.

Baldwin was the son of William Baldwin of Elsich, in parish of Diddlebury.^[1] In April 1640, Baldwin was elected Member of Parliament for Ludlow in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Ludlow for the Long Parliament in November 1640.^[2] He was disabled from sitting in parliament on 5 February 1644 for deserting the service of the house, being in the kings quarters, and adhering to that party. He compounded his estate for delinquency and was obliged to pay around £500.^[1]

Baldwin married in 1617, a daughter of Francis Holland, of Burwarton, Shropshire. He had two sons, Samuel and Timothy who were both eminent lawyers and received knighthoods.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} John Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain, Volume 3
2. ^ 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 pp229-239

Parliament of England
Preceded by Parliament suspended since 1629	Member of Parliament for Ludlow 1640-1644 With: Ralph Goodwin	Succeeded by Thomas Mackworth Thomas Moor

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