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Sir Charles Pym, 1st Baronet

1615 – 1671

English politician

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Lived 1615 – 1671 (aged 55–56). Sir Charles Pym, 1st Baronet was an English politician.

Sir Charles Pym, 1st Baronet ( – 1671) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1641 to 1648 and in 1660. He served in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.

Pym was the son of John Pym and his wife, Anna Hooker (or Hooke). In 1641, Pym was elected Member of Parliament for Bere Alston in the Long Parliament after the previous member was expelled. He served in the parliamentary army in the civil war, but was excluded from parliament under Pride's Purge in 1648. He was created a baronet by Richard Cromwell.

In April 1660, Pym was elected MP for Minehead and for Bossiney in the Convention Parliament and chose to sit for Minehead.

Pym was confirmed in his baronetcy by Charles II on 14 July 1663.

Pym's only son, Charles, died in 1688 without a male heir; the baronetcy became extinct.

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Important facts

Born
1615
Birth century
Died
1671
Occupation
Nationality
Education
St Catharine's College
Positions held
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the April 1660 Parliament, Member of the 1642-48 Parliament
Also known as
Charles Pym, Sir Charles Pym, 1st Bt.

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English politician

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Sir Charles Pym, 1st Baronet was born in 1615.

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Sir Charles Pym, 1st Baronet died in 1671.

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Sir Charles Pym, 1st Baronet was a politician.

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· Wikipedia: Sir Charles Pym, 1st Baronet

· Wikidata: Q7526280

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