Name Henry Pierrepont Parents Sir George Pierrepont Spouse Frances Cavendish | Died March 19, 1615 Role Politician | |
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Children Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull, Grace, Lady Manners, Elizabeth Pierrepont Grandchildren John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland Similar People William Cavendish, Bess of Hardwick, William Cavendish - 1st Earl of | ||
Sir Henry Pierrepont (1546 – 19 March 1615) was an English MP who resided at Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire.
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Family
He was the son of Sir George Pierrepont and succeeded him in 1564. His mother, Winnifred née Twaits, remarried Sir Gervase Clifton. He married Frances Cavendish, daughter of the Rt. Hon. Sir William Cavendish and Elizabeth Hardwick.
The children were:
Life
He was elected as Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire in 1572, and then took up a series of local appointments, becoming a Justice of the Peace around 1573, High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1575–76 and 1601–02, and Recorder of Nottingham in 1603. He was knighted in April 1603.
Memorial
His memorial is in St. Edmund's Church, Holme Pierrepont.
References
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