Arthur Lake (MP)
Sir Arthur Lake (ca. 1598 – 1633) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1624 to 1626.
Lake was the son of Sir Thomas Lake. He was a student of Middle Temple in 1609 and matriculated at New College, Oxford, aged 12 under entry dated 12 October 1610. He was awarded BA from Hart Hall, Oxford on 8 February 1613 and was incorporated as MA of Cambridge on 14 July 1617.[1] He was of Middlesex when he was knighted at Houghton Tower on 18 August 1617.[2]
In 1624, Lake was elected Member of Parliament for Minehead in the Happy Parliament. He was elected MP for Bridgwater in 1625 and 1626.[3]
Lake died at the age of about 33 and was buried at Whitchurch, Middlesex, on 19 December 1633.
References
- ↑ 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Labdon-Ledsam', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 (1891), pp. 868-892. Date accessed: 5 May 2012
- ↑ Knights of England
- ↑ 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. p. 187.
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Francis Pearce Sir Robert Lloyd |
Member of Parliament for Minehead 1624 With: Dr Arthur Duck |
Succeeded by Thomas Luttrell Charles Pyne |
| Preceded by Roger Warre Edward Popham |
Member of Parliament for Bridgwater 1625-1626 With: Edward Popham |
Succeeded by Thomas Smith Thomas Wroth |
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