Humphrey Hooke, MP

Humphrey Hooke (1580 – c. 1658) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.

Hooke was born in Chichester and became an alderman of Bristol. He was Sheriff of Bristol in 1614, and Mayor in 1629.[1] In April 1640, Hooke was elected Member of Parliament for Bristol in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Bristol for the Long Parliament in November 1640, but was expelled as a monopolist on 12 May 1642.[2] He was mayor of Bristol again in 1643 and was a stalwart supporter of the king.[1]

Hooke died in around 1658 when his will was proved.[1]

Hooke was the grandfather of Sir Humphrey Hooke later MP for Bristol.[1]

He was "a merchant of great wealth and influence." (source 1)

GEDCOM Note

Was a wealthy and influential merchant of Bristol when it was the chief commercial port in England. He held the office of Alderman, was twice Mayor, and an M.P. for Bristol in the short and long Parliments. Lord of seven Manors in Gloucestershire and Somerset, all purchased. Robert Aldworth was an uncle by marriage. Will dated 25 June 1658, finished 16 Sept 1658, proved 20 April 1659.

Family

Humphrey Hooke married Cecily Young in 1605 at Horfield, Gloucester, England. [3] A result of this marriage was that he was accepted as a Burgess of Bristol on the 10th February, 1606.[2]

CHILDREN:

1. Thomas Hooke b. 28 Apr 1608 St Stephen's Parish, Bristol, d. 5 Sept 1643 St Catherine's Collegiate Church, London [4]. Married 1) Mary Burrowes 2) Mary Hele
2. Cicely Hooke b. 23 May 1609 St Stephen's Parish d. before 1620 [4]
3. Joan Hooke b. 18 Nov 1610 d. Dec 1610 Infant death [4]
4. William Hooke b. 8 Apr 1612 St Stephens Parish, lived many years in America returning in 1650 to Bristol. d. 1652 Burial 8 Jul 1652 under the name of Hoocke. [4]. Married Eleanor.
5. Fortune Hooke b. 11 Aug 1614 St Stephen's Parish [4]
6. Martha Hooke b. 20 July 1615 St Stephen's Parish d. 1621 buried 9 Aug 1621 under the name Hoocke. [4]
7. Mary Hooke b. 27 Oct 1616 St Stephen's Parish [4] Married Giles Elbridge.
8. Elizabeth Hooke b. 6 Dec 1617 St Stephen's Parish [4]. Married Henry Creswicke Knt.
9. John Hooke b. 6 Dec 1618 St Stephen's Parish d. 1618 buried 8 Dec 1618 "son of Humphrie Hooke" Infant Death. [4]
10. Cicely Hooke b. 3 Sept 1620 St Stephen's Parish [4] Married Robert Cann Bt.

References

1. Williams Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucester. Page 125
2. The House of Commons, 1660-1690, Volume 1. edited by Basil Duke Henning. Page 578. "Hooke, Sir Humphrey (1629-77).". "Hooke's grandfather, born in Chichester, was probably a cousin of John Hooke."
3. Todd, Frederick W. 1842-1902. Humphrey Hooke of Bristol And His Family And Descendants In England And America During the Seventeenth Century. New Haven: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor company, 1938. Ancestry.com search.

• https://www.seekingmyroots.com/members/files/G003372.pdf
• https://archive.org/details/humphreyhookeofb00todd/page/58/mode/2up, page 58
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hooke-8