Francis Wenman

Sir Francis Wenman.

Sir Francis Wenman (1600 26 June 1641) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1628 and 1640.

Biography

Wenman was the son of Francis Wenman of Caswell, Oxfordshire who died in Ireland.[1] He matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge as "Wainman" in Autumn 1615[2] and was knighted as "Wayneman" on 8 June 1618.[3] In 1633 he purchased Lew manor at Bampton.[4]

In 1628, Wenman was elected Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. He was re-elected MP for Oxfordshire for the Short Parliament in April 1640.[5][6] According to his friend Edward Hyde, Wenman was ‘esteemed in Court’ and ‘equal to the greatest trust and employment, if he had been ambitious of it, or solicitous for it’. He had ‘a competent estate’ in Oxfordshire, including the ancestral home of his family, and ‘his reputation of wisdom and integrity gave him an interest and credit in that country much above his fortune’.[7]

Wenman died at the age of 40 and was buried at Witney with his ancestors.[8]

Family

Wenman married Ann Sandys, daughter of Sir Samuel Sandys of Omberslade, Worcestershire. His son Francis became a baronet. His daughter Anne married Sir John Fettiplace, 1st Baronet.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Burke & Burke 1838, pp. 556, 557.
  2. "Wenman, Francis (WNMN615F)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. Shaw 1906, p. 168.
  4. Baggs 1996, pp. 93, 94.
  5. Willis 1755, p. 330, 331.
  6. Willis 1750, pp. 223, 234.
  7. "WENMAN, Sir Francis (1599-1640), of Caswell, Oxon". historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  8. Willis 1755, p. 331.

References

Parliament of England
Preceded by
John Fiennes
ThomasWenman
Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire
1628-1629
With: Hon. James Fiennes
Succeeded by
Parliament suspended until 1640
Preceded by
Parliament suspended since 1629
Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire
1640
With: Hon. James Fiennes
Succeeded by
Hon. James Fiennes
The Viscount Wenman
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