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George Evelyn (1617–1699)

George Evelyn (1617–1699)

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George Evelyn (18 June 1617 4 October 1699) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1689.

Evelyn was the son of Richard Evelyn of Wotton, Surrey. He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford on 24 October 1634, aged 18. He was a student of Middle Temple in 1636.[1]

In November 1640, Evelyn was elected Member of Parliament for Reigate in the Long Parliament.[2] He sat until 1648 when he was excluded under Pride's Purge.

In 1661, Evelyn was elected MP for Haslemere in the Cavalier Parliament.[3] In 1678 he was elected MP for Surrey and sat until 1681. He was elected MP for Surrey again in 1689 and sat until 1690.[4]

Evelyn died at the age of 82.


References

  1. 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. pp. 229–239.
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