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George Wenyeve

1627 – 1706

English Member of Parliament (c1627-1706)

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Lived 1627 – 1706 (aged 78–79). George Wenyeve was an English politician.

Sir George Wenyeve (c.1627 – 26 May 1706) was an English Tory politician.

Wenyeve was the eldest son of Edward Wenyeve and Anne Plumsted. He was educated at King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds and Trinity College, Cambridge.

He was appointed as a justice of the peace for Suffolk in 1662 and was knighted on 8 May 1663. He became a Deputy Lieutenant for the county in 1685. The same year, Wenyeve was elected as a Member of Parliament for Sudbury as a Tory. In Parliament, he was nominated to ten committees, including those set up to consider expiring laws, wool and corn prices, the prevention of clandestine marriages, the improvement of tillage, and the encouragement of shipbuilding. He opposed James II's policy of repealing the Test Acts and penal laws, and was removed from local office in the summer of 1688. He did not stand for re-election in 1689 and he refused to sign the Association of 1696. Wenyeve died in 1706.

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1627
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Positions held
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1685-87 Parliament

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Frequently asked questions

Who was George Wenyeve?

English Member of Parliament (c1627-1706)

When was George Wenyeve born?

George Wenyeve was born in 1627.

When did George Wenyeve die?

George Wenyeve died on 26 May 1706.

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George Wenyeve was a politician.

What nationality was George Wenyeve?

George Wenyeve was English.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: George Wenyeve

· Wikidata: Q40746714

· DBpedia: George Wenyeve

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