GUY, Henry (1631-1711), of Tring, Herts., Earl’s Court and St. James’s Street, Westminster

Family and Education

bap. 16 June 1631, o. s. of Henry Guy of Tring by Elizabeth (d. 1690), da. of Francis Wethered of Ashlyns, Berkhamsted, Herts. educ. G. Inn 1648; I. Temple 1652; Christ Church, Oxf. MA 1663. unm. suc. fa. 1640. Cussans, Herts. xiii–xiv. 23, 82; DNB.

Offices Held

Commr. hackney coaches 1662–7, stables 1682–5, customs 1690–1; jt. farmer of excise, Yorks. by 1667–71; commr. wine licences, London 1668–?71; cup-bearer to Queen Catherine of Braganza by 1669–75; groom of the bedchamber 1675–9; receiver-gen. of fee-farm arrears 1677–9; sec. to Treasury 1679–89, 1691–5. Cal. Treas. Bks. ii. 144, 348; iii. 1015; iv. 496; v. 437; vii. 674; viii. 162–3; CSP Dom. 1667–8, pp. 91, 106; 1675–9, p. 200; 1689–90, p. 514; Savile Corresp. (Cam. Soc. lxxi), 129.

Freeman, Hedon 1669, Portsmouth 1684; alderman, St. Albans 1685–6, Oct. 1688, mayor 1685–6. G. P. Poulson, Holdernesse, ii. 174; R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 366; CSP Dom. 1685, p. 73; Clutterbuck, Herts. i. 52.

Member, R. Fishery Co. 1677, Hon. Artillery Co. 1681. Sel. Charters, 198; Ancient Vellum Bk. ed. Raikes, 111.

Commr. Greenwich Hosp. 1695–d. Add. 10120, ff. 232–6; Daily Courant, 8 Aug. 1704.

Parlimentarian

GUY, Henry (1631-1711), of Tring, Herts. and King Street, Westminster.

Main residences: Tring, Herts.; Earl’s Court and St. James’s Street, Westminster.

Author

A.A.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

GUY, Henry (1631-1711)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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