HASTINGS, Sir George (c.1588-1651), of the Prior’s House, Christchurch, Hants and Puddletown, Dorset.

Family and Education

b. c. 1588, 1st s. of Henry Hastings of Woodlands, Dorset and Dorothy, da. and coh. of Sir Francis Willoughby of Wollaton, Notts. Nichols, County of Leicester, iii. 593. educ. M. Temple 1610. M. Temple Admiss. m. 27 June 1614 (with £2,500), Alice, da. of Sir Thomas Freke* of Iwerne Courtnay, Dorset, 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 3da. Nichols, iii. 593; Hutchins, Dorset, iv. 86; SP23/152/693; PROB 11/246, f. 357v; R. Warner, Top. Remarks Relating to South-Western Pts. of Hants (1793), ii. 180. Kntd. 5 Nov. 1615; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 157. suc. fa. 1650. d. 25 Oct. 1651. Nichols, iii. 593. sig. G[eorge] Hastings.

Offices Held

J.p. Hants 1617-at least 1626; C231/4, f. 36; E163/18/12. commr. Forced Loan, 1627, C193/12/2, f. 51v sewers, Hants and Suss. 1638; C181/5, f. 115v. dep. lt. Dorset by 1640-at least 1641; CSP Dom. 1640, p. 55; HMC 4th Rep. 42. commr. array 1642. Northants. RO, FH133.

Gent. of the privy chamber (extraordinary) by 1627-at least 1641; N. Carlisle, Inquiry into Place and Quality of Gentlemen of His Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Chamber (1829), p. 265; LC3/1, unfol. commr. prevention of shipping and ordnance exports 1638. T. Rymer, Foedera, ix. pt. 2, p. 182.

Parlimentarian

HASTINGS, Sir George (c.1588-1651), of the Prior’s House, Christchurch, Hants and Puddletown, Dorset.

Main residences: the Prior's House, Christchurch, Hants.; Puddletown, Dorset.

Author

V.C.D.M.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

HASTINGS, Sir George (c.1588-1651)

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Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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