Vincent Denne

Member of Parliament

Vincent Denne
Vincent Denne in 1640
Member of the British Parliament
for Canterbury
In office
1861–85
Preceded bySir Edward Hales, Bt
Thomas Hardres
Succeeded bySir William Honywood, Bt
Henry Lee
Personal details
Bornc. 1628
DiedOctober 1693 (aged 64–65)

Vincent Denne (c. 1628 – October 1693[1]) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654 and from 1681 to 1685.

Denne was the son of Thomas Denne, of Canterbury and his wife Susan Honeywood, daughter of Arthur Honeywood of Lenham. He became a sergeant-at-law.[2]

In 1656, Denne was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Canterbury in the Second Protectorate Parliament.[3] After the Restoration, he was again MP for Canterbury from 1681 to 1685.[4]

Denne died in 1693 possessed of Denne Hill.[5]

Denn married Mary Denne of Denne Hill and had four daughters.[2]

References

  1. ^ 'DENNE, Vincent (c.1628-93), of Denne Hill, Kingston, Kent,' The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1660-1690, ed. B.D. Henning, accessed 26 March 2021
  2. ^ a b John Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain Volume 3
  3. ^ Browne Willis Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750 p275
  4. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 2)
  5. ^ Parishes: Kingston, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 9 (1800), pp. 338-349. Date accessed: 18 November 2010
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Thomas Scot
Francis Butcher
Member of Parliament for Canterbury
1656
With: Thomas St Nicholas
Succeeded by
Thomas St Nicholas
Robert Gibbon
Preceded by
Sir Edward Hales, Bt
Thomas Hardres
Member of Parliament for Canterbury
1681–1685
With: Lewis Watson
Succeeded by


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