Herbert Perrott (politician)
Sir Herbert Perrott (c 1617 - 1 August 1683) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1679.
Perrott was the son of Robert Perrott of Moreton. He was of Haroldston and Wellington, Herefordshire.[1] He was a cousin of his fellow MP Thomas Tomkins.
In 1659, Perrott was elected Member of Parliament for Weobley in the Third Protectorate Parliament.[2] He was re-elected MP for Weobley in the Convention Parliament in August 1660 after the previous election was declared void. He was knighted on 14 August 1660[1] and served as High Sheriff of Herefordshire for 1661–62 and High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire for 1665–66.[3]
In 1677, Perrott was elected MP for Haverfordwest in the Cavalier Parliament and sat until 1679.[3]
Perrott died at the age of 66 and was commemorated in a tablet in Wellington Church.[4] He had married a daughter of George Barlow of Slebech and sister of Sir John Barlow. His daughter Hester married Sir John Pakington, 4th Baronet.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 W R Williams The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 "PERROTT, Herbert (c.1617-83), of Wellington, Herefs. and Haroldston St. Issells, Pemb.". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ↑ Wellington Parish History Society
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by Not represented in Second Protectorate Parliament |
Member of Parliament for Weobley 1659 With: Robert Andrews |
Succeeded by Robert Andrews |
| Preceded by Sir Frederick Hyde |
Member of Parliament for Haverfordwest 1677 - 1679 |
Succeeded by William Wogan |