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Sir Francis Bodenham | |
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| Member of Parliament for Rutland | |
| In office 1626–1626 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1582 |
| Died | 1645 |
| Spouses |
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| Parent | Sir William Bodenham |
| Education | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Politician |
Sir Francis Bodenham (c. 1582 – 1645) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1626.
Bodenham was the son of Sir William Bodenham, of Ryhall, Rutland. He matriculated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in April 1601. He was admitted at Gray's Inn on 4 February 1603. In 1615, he was Sheriff of Rutland. He was knighted in 1616. In 1626, he was elected Member of Parliament for Rutland.[1]
He married, firstly, Penelope Wingfield (d. 1625), a daughter of Sir Edward Wingfield (d. 1603) of Kimbolton Castle and Mary Harington. He married, secondly, Theodosia Hastings, daughter of Francis Hastings, Lord Hastings and Sarah Harington.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Bodenham, Francis (BDNN601F)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ Simon Healy, 'BODENHAM, Sir Francis (c.1582-1645), of Ryhall, Rutland', The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629, ed. Andrew Thrush and John P. Ferris, 2010 Archived 15 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine.
 | This article relies on a single source. (July 2014) |