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Edward Whitby (died 8 April 1639) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1629. Whitby was the son of Robert Whitby, who was mayor of Chester.〔( Joseph Hemingway ''History of the city of Chester, from its foundation to the present time'' )〕 He was of Dunham on the Hill, Cheshire, and was admitted to Inner Temple in November 1600.〔(Students admitted to the Inner Temple 1571–1625 )〕 In 1606, he purchased Bache Hall at Upton-by-Chester.〔(Parks and Gardens – Bache Hall, Chester )〕 He was called to the bar in 1610〔 and became Recorder of Chester in 1613.〔(J H. Hanshall The history of the county palatine of Chester )〕 In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament for City of Chester. In 1619 the Chester corporation was riven by faction. Whitby was accused of official corruption and the committee voted to remove him from office. However the meeting was extremely unruly and a decision was deferred until his return. At the hearing he defended himself successfully and was reaffirmed in his office.〔(Catherine F. Patterson ''Urban patronage in early modern England'' )〕 He was re-elected MP for Chester in 1521, 1624, 1625, 1626 and 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.〔 Whitby continued as Recorder until his death in 1639.〔 His house at Bache Hall was demolished during the siege of Chester in the English Civil War, when Parliamentary troops used it as a garrison.〔 Whitby married Alice Gamull, widow of Thomas Gamull and daughter of Richard Bavand of Chester.〔( History of Parliament Online – Thomas Gamull )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edward Whitby」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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