FIENNES, James (c.1603-1674), of Broughton Castle, Oxon.

Family and Education

b. c. 1603, 1st s. of William, 1st Visct. Saye and Sele and Elizabeth, da. of John Temple of Burton Dassett, Warws. and Stowe, Bucks.; bro. of John† and Nathaniel Fiennes†.CP, xi. 488. educ. Queens’, Camb. 1618, Emmanuel 1622; travelled abroad 1624-5; L. Inn 1628. Al. Cant.; APC, 1623-5, p. 392; LI Admiss. m. bef. 1631, Frances (d.1684), da. and coh. of Sir Edward Cecil*, Visct. Wimbledon, 3s. d.v.p. 2da. suc. fa. as 2nd Visct. 14 Apr. 1662. d. 15 Mar. 1674. CP, xi. 489.

Offices Held

J.p. Oxon. 1632 – 36, 1641 – 48, c.1660–d.; C231/5, pp. 75, 219, 431; C193/13/2, ff. 53–4; C220/9/4. commr. sewers, Oxon. and Berks. 1635, C181/4, f. 179. oyer and terminer 1641, C181/5, f. 400. execution of ordinances, Oxon. 1644, assessment 1644, Glos. and Oxon. 1647, 1657, 1660 – 62, appeals, Oxf. Univ. 1647, militia, Glos. and Oxon. 1648, 1660; A. and O. i. 456, 542, 927, 966, 972, 1083, 1090, 1136, 1237, 1241; ii. 1077, 1376, 1432, 1440. dep. lt. Oxon. 1660 – 68, ld. lt. 1668–d.; SP29/11, f. 223; 29/42, f. 115v. freeman, Oxford 1668. Oxf. Council Acts ed. M.G. Hobson (Oxf. Hist. Soc. n.s. ii), 27.

Commr. exclusion from sacrament 1646, scandalous offences 1648. A. and O. i. 853, 1209.

Parlimentarian

FIENNES, James (c.1603-1674), of Broughton Castle, Oxon.

Main residence: Broughton Castle, Oxon.

Author

A.D.

R.C.L.S.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

FIENNES, James (c.1603-1674)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

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Religion

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