About James Bellingham
Lived 1623 – 1650 (aged 27). James Bellingham was a politician and lawyer.
Sir James Bellingham, 2nd Baronet (8 September 1623 – 26 October 1650) was an English politician, lawyer and baronet.
Early life He was the only son of Sir Henry Bellingham, 1st Baronet and Dorothy Boynton, daughter of Sir Francis Boynton.
Career After being called to the bar at Gray's Inn, Bellingham was a member of parliament (MP) for Westmorland in the Long Parliament from 1646 until 1648. Their marriage was childless. In 1650, having succeeded his father as baronet, Bellingham himself died two weeks later, aged only 27. With his death the baronetcy became extinct.
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English politician
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James Bellingham was born on 8 September 1623.
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James Bellingham died on 26 October 1650.
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James Bellingham was a politician and lawyer.
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