Sir James Harington, 3rd Baronet
- Sir James Harington, 3rd Baronet
Sir James Harrington, 3rd Baronet of Ridlington (30 December 1607–1680)[ [http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/hh4aa/harington2.htm Families covered: Harington (Harrington) of Exton, Harington of Ridlington] ] ][John Tapin References writes that in most existing contemporary records the spelling of the name was with a double 'r', however that it should be noted that the single 'r' is used in some instances, and this is the way the family spells their name today.] was an English Member of Parliament for Rutland (1646-53) and Middlesex (1654-55).]As a major-general in the Parliamentarian army during the English Civil War, Harrington fought at the Battle of Cropredy Bridge. [ [http://www.ecwsa.org/histbattleofcropredybridge.html Battle of Cropredy Bridge] ]
Although he did not sign the death warrant, Harrington was one of the Commissioners (Judges) at the trial of Charles I. During the Interregnum, he continued to serve the Parliamentary cause, he served on the first Council of State and later was for a time President of the Council. After the Restoration he was not exempted from the Indemnity and Oblivion Act which pardoned most for taking up arms against the King in the Civil War, and died in exile on the European mainland.[David Hume " [http://oll.libertyfund.org/Texts/Hume0129/History/0011-6_Bk.html#lf011.6.60.nta The history of England From the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688:Volume VI: The Commonwealth] " (1778): Endnote [a] ] ]ee also
*Baronet Ridlington
*James Harrington a distant cousin and often confused with this man.
References
*John Taplin " [http://www.blackcountrysociety.co.uk/articles/bagley.htm Shakespeare's Granddaughter and the Bagleys of Dudley] " published by the Black Country Society June 2005 (Originally published in 38/4, 39/1 and 39/2 of The Blackcountryman).
Further reading
*Ian Grimble's "The Harington Family" published by Jonathan Cape, London 1957
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