Robert Brewster (Roundhead)
Robert Brewster (1599–1663) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1645 and 1659. He was a general in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.
Brewster was the son of Francis Brewster, of Wrentham Hall, Suffolk. He matriculated from Pembroke College, Cambridge at Easter, 1617.[1] He became a general on the Parliamentary Army.
In 1645, he was elected Member of Parliament for Dunwich as a recruiter to the Long Parliament. He survived Pride's Purge and sat until 1653. In 1654 he was elected MP for Dunwich again in the First Protectorate Parliament. He was elected MP for Suffolk in 1656. In 1659 he was elected MP for Dunwich again.[2]
He married Amy, the daughter of Sir Thomas Corbet of Sprowston, with whom he had 2 sons.[3] His eldest son and heir, Francis, was also MP for Dunwich and Suffolk for several years.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Brewster, Robert (BRWR617R)". 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.
- ↑ A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain Ireland. p. 129.
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Henry Coke Anthony Bedingfield |
Member of Parliament for Dunwich 1645–1653 With: Anthony Bedingfield 1645–1648 |
Succeeded by Not represented in Barebones Parliament |
| Preceded by Not represented in Barebones Parliament |
Member of Parliament for Dunwich 1654 |
Succeeded by Francis Brewster |
| Preceded by Sir William Spring, Bt Sir Thomas Barnardiston, Bt Sir T Bedingfield William Bloys John Gurdon William Gibbes John Brandling Alexander Bence John Sicklemore Thomas Bacon |
Member of Parliament for Suffolk 1656 With: Sir Thomas Barnardiston, Bt Henry Felton Henry North Edmund Harvey Edward Le Neve John Sicklemore William Bloys William Gibbes Daniel Wall |
Succeeded by Henry Felton Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 1st Baronet |
| Preceded by Francis Brewster |
Member of Parliament for Dunwich 1659–1660 With: John Barrington 1659 |
Succeeded by Sir John Rous Henry Bedingfield |