Jump to content

James Gresham (MP)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

James Gresham (born about 1617 – d Haslemere 1689) was an English politician in the second half of the 17th century.[1]

Gresham was born in Fulham in about 1617. He came to live in Haslemere in 1650. He was called to the bar in 1652. He became a JP in 1660 and in 1676 he presented an almshouse to the town.[2]

Parliament of England
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Haslemere
March 1661 – May 1661
With: Chaloner Chute (died 1666)
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Haslemere
March 1679 – July 1679
With: William More
Succeeded by

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803 (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808)
  2. ^ "Gresham, John (d.1612), of Leicestershire". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 2 August 2020.