About Francis Crossing
Lived 1598 – 1638 (aged 39–40). Francis Crossing was an English politician.
Francis Crossing (1598–1638) of Exeter, Devon, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1626 to 1629.
Crossing was the son of Hugh Crossing, Mayor of Exeter, by his wife Joane Barret, daughter of John Barret of Barnstaple, Devon. He matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford on 11 May 1615 aged 16. In 1626 he was elected Member of Parliament for Mitchell, Cornwall. He was elected MP for Camelford, Cornwall, in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles I commenced his Personal Rule for eleven years.
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English politician
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Francis Crossing was born in 1598.
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Francis Crossing died in 1638.
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Francis Crossing was a politician.
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Francis Crossing was English.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Francis Crossing. https://biography.guide/francis-crossing/
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