BOSWELL, William (1583-1650), of Westminster

Family and Education

bap. 23 June 1583, 1st s. of John Boswell of Hartest, Suff. by Frances, da. of Richard Eliot of Boxted, Suff.Suff. RO (Bury St. Edmunds), Boxted par. reg.; PROB 11/86, ff. 213-14. educ. Jesus, Camb. 1600, BA 1604, MA 1607; incorp. Oxf. 1608; travelled abroad (Italy, Germany, France) 1614-18.Al. Cant.; Al. Ox. m. 1629, Margaret (bur. 31 July 1682), da. of Sir Ralph Bosvile of Bradbourne Hall, Sevenoaks, Kent and h. to her bro. Leonard, 1s. suc. fa. 1592; Kntd. 25 July 1633. d. 2 Apr. 1650.PROB 11/370, f. 316; CUL, wills 3, f. 219; Add. 19077, f. 348; Add. 19128, f. 113; J. Dunlop, Pleasant Town of Sevenoaks, 114; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 201.

Offices Held

Fell. Jesus, Camb. 1606 – 29; proctor, Camb. 1623 – 24; freeman, Boston 1624; master, St. John’s hosp. Northampton 1629–?43. Camb. Univ. Hist. Reg. 40; CSP Dom. 1629–31, p. 88; CJ, iii. 141; Lincs. Hist. and Arch. xiii. 48.

Sec. of embassy, Paris 1619 – 22, Savoy and Venice 1628 – 29; sec. and commissary to John Williams, bp. of Lincoln 1622–?5; sec. (jt.) to special navy commrs. 1626–7. Life of Lord Herbert ed. J.M. Shuttleworth, 95; HMC 10th Rep. IV, 386; CSP Dom. 1628–9, p. 483.

Clerk of PC (extraordinary) 1622 – ?42; commr. Crown debts 1628; kpr. (jt.) State Paper Office 1629 – ?42; commr. survey of the Mint 1631; recvr. of American revenues (jt.) 1632; commr. maltsters and brewers 1637.Cott. Julius C.V, f. 301; CSP Dom. 1619–23, pp. 375, 476; 1623–5, pp. 74, 171; 1636–7, p. 404; APC, 1621–3, p. 353; HMC Rutland, i. 485; T. Rymer, Foedera, viii, pt. 3, pp. 183, 277.

Agent, Utd. Provinces 1631 – 34, amb. 1634–49. Handlist of British Diplomatic Representatives comp. G.M. Bell, 199.

Gent. of the privy chamber (extraordinary) 1632. LC5/132, p. 302.

Parlimentarian

BOSWELL, William (1583-1650), of Westminster

Main residence: Westminster.

Author

P.W.

S.H.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

BOSWELL, William (1583-1650)