Ralph Weldon
Ralph Weldon (baptised 1606 – 1676) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1654 to 1656. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.[1]
Weldon was the son of Sir Anthony Weldon of Swanscombe, Kent. He was admitted at Jesus College, Cambridge on 24 November 1620. He became a commander in the Parliamentary Army at Taunton, Somerset, and took part in the siege of Bristol in 1645. He gave up his command to become Governor of Plymouth in 1645.[2]
In 1654, Weldon was elected Member of Parliament for Kent in the First Protectorate Parliament and was re-elected MP for Kent in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament.[3]
References
- ↑ Hopper, Andrew J. "Weldon, Ralph". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/28992. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "Weldon, Ralph (WLDN620R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ 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.
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir John Colepeper Augustine Skinner |
Member of Parliament for Kent 1645-1648 With: Augustine Skinner |
Succeeded by Augustine Skinner |
| Preceded by Viscount Lisle Thomas Blount William Kenrick William Cullen Andrew Broughton |
Member of Parliament for Kent 1654-1656 With: Lieutenant Colonel Henry Oxenden 1654-1656 William James 1654-1656 Colonel John Dixwell 1654-1656 Lambert Godfrey 1654-1656 Colonel Richard Beal 1654-1656 John Selliard 1654-1656 John Boys 1654-1656 Daniel Shatterden 1654-1656 Augustine Skinner 1654 Sir Henry Vane (senior) 1654 William James 1656 Richard Meredith 1656 |
Succeeded by Sir Thomas Style, 2nd Baronet William James |
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