Family and Education
b. c. 1550,Age estimated from date of admiss. to M. Temple. 1st s. of George Hext of Pickwell, Devon and Kingston, Dorset, and Mary, da. of Thomas Parker of North Molton, Devon. Som. Wills ed. F. Brown, ii. 56; Vis. Som. (Harl. Soc. xi), 50. educ. M. Temple 1568, called 1576. M. Temple Admiss.; MTR, 209. m. (1) 9 Apr. 1578, Agnes, da. of William Hunton of East Knoyle, Wilts., wid. of Thomas Walton of ?Netherham, s.p.; Som. Par. Reg. i. 51; Som. Wills, ii. 56; C142/419/39. (2) Dionis (d. 30 July 1633), da. of George Stonehouse of Radley, Berks., 1da. Vivian, Vis. Devon, 484. Kntd. 12 May 1604. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 132. d. 29 Feb. 1624. C142/419/39.
Offices Held

J.p. Som. c.1585–d., E163/14/8, f. 36; C193/13/1. commr. grain 1586, APC, 1586–7, p. 70. oyer and terminer 1602, Western circ. 1604–d., C181/1, ff. 23v, 96v; 181/3, f. 109. sewers, Som. 1603, 1610, 1616, Dorset 1605, C181/1, ff. 70v, 118v; 181/2, ff. 129v, 246. sheriff, Som. 1607–8, List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 125. commr. jury exemption 1608, CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 435. subsidy 1608, 1621–2, SP14/31/1; C212/22/20–1. aid 1609. SP14/43/107.

Att., Star Chamber by 1592-at least 1597. R. Robinson, Courtes of Recordes ed. R.L. Rickard (Cam. Misc. xx), 23; HEHL, EL2688.

Main residences: the Middle Temple; Low Ham (Netherham), Som., [I]
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Commons 1604-1629
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HEXT, Edward (c.1550-1624)

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Oxford 1644
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