Hugh Westwood

Hugh Westwood (by 1500 – 1559), of Chedworth, Gloucestershire, was an English politician.

Family

There is no information on Westwood's ancestry. At some point by 1521, he married a woman named Agnes. At some point in 1544 or after, he married Jane née Baynham, a daughter of Sir Alexander Baynham of Westbury-on-Severn, the widow of Robert Wye of Lipyeate, Somerset. He is not recorded to have had any legitimate children, but had one illegitimate son.

Career

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wootton Bassett in 1545.[1]

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References

  1. "WESTWOOD, Hugh (by 1500-59), of Chedworth, Glos". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
Parliament of England
Preceded by
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Member of Parliament for Wootton Bassett
1545
With: Edmund Brydges
Succeeded by
John Seymour
Robert Huick


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