Anthony Rous (1605 – 1 May 1677) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1653 and 1660. He was an officer in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.
Anthony Rous | |
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| Member of the English Parliament for Helston | |
| In office May 1660 – 27 June 1660 | |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Robinson |
| Member of the English Parliament for Cornwall | |
| In office 17 September 1656 – 4 February 1658 | |
| Succeeded by | |
| Member of the English Parliament for Cornwall | |
| In office 3 September 1654 – 22 January 1655 | |
| Member of the English Parliament for Cornwall | |
| In office 4 July 1653 – 12 December 1653 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1605 |
| Died | 1 May 1677 |
| Spouse | Mary Bradshaw |
| Children | Francis Rous |
| Parents |
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Rous was the son of Robert Rous and his wife Jane Pym, daughter of Alexander Pym and niece of John Pym.[1]
In 1653, Rous was elected Member of Parliament for Cornwall in the Barebones Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Cornwall in the First Protectorate Parliament and in the Second Protectorate Parliament.[2]
In April 1660, Rous was elected Member of Parliament for Helston for the Convention Parliament in a double return. He was seated in May 1660, but the election was declared void on 27 June and a by-election was held.[3]
Rous married Mary Bradshaw, daughter of William Bradshaw of Lancashire and had a son Francis.[1]
References
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- ^ a b John Burke A genealogical and heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain, Volume 1
- ^ Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)