James Bellingham
Sir James Bellingham, 2nd Baronet (8 September 1623 – 26 October 1650)[1] was an English politician, lawyer and baronet.
Early life
[edit]He was the only son of Sir Henry Bellingham, 1st Baronet and Dorothy Boynton, daughter of Sir Francis Boynton.[2]
Career
[edit]After being called to the bar at Gray's Inn, Bellingham was a member of parliament (MP) for Westmorland in the Long Parliament from 1646 until 1648.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Bellingham married Catherine Willoughby, daughter of Sir Henry Willoughby, 1st Baronet.[3] Their marriage was childless.[3] In 1650, having succeeded his father as baronet, Bellingham himself died two weeks later, aged only 27. With his death the baronetcy became extinct.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Leigh Rayment – Baronetage". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
- 1 2 Courthope, William (1835). Synopsis of the Extinct Baronetage of England. London: G. Woodfall. p. 20.
- 1 2 Burke, John (1841). John Bernhard Burke (ed.). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland (2nd ed.). London: Scott, Webster, and Geary. p. 54.
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