WHELER, Sir Charles, 2nd Bt. (c.1620-83), of Birdingbury, Warws.

Family and Education

b. c. 1620, o.s. of William Wheeler, goldsmith, of London and Nantwich, Cheshire by Eleanor, da. of Edward Puleston of Allington, Denb. educ. Charterhouse 1631-6; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1636, BA 1639, MA 1642. m. lic. 7 Aug. 1648, aged 28, Dorothy, da. of Sir Francis Bindloss of Borwick, Lancs., 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. suc. fa. c.1655, Sir William Wheeler as 2nd Bt. 6 Aug. 1666, cos. Sir Thomas Trevor, 1st Bt., in Leamington Hastings estate 1676.Vis. Warws. (Harl. Soc. lxii), 20.

Offices Held

Fellow of Trinity Coll. Camb. 1640 – 44; commr. for assessment, Camb. Univ. 1677 – 79, Warws. 1677 – 80; dep. lt. Warws. by 1680 – d.

Maj. of horse (royalist) ?1642 – 44; col. of ft. 1644 – 46; maj. King’s Gds. (Spanish army) ?1656 – 58; capt. 1 Ft. Gds. (later Grenadier Gds.) 1661 – 72, Duke of Richmond’s Horse 1666, Prince Rupert’s Horse 1667; col. (later 7 Ft.) 1678–9.Add. 10115, f. 91; CSP Dom. 1659–60, p. 405; 1665–6, p. 561; 1667, p. 183; 1672, p. 243; 1678, p. 20.

Gent. of privy chamber June 1660 – ?79; gov. Leeward Is. 1671–2.Carlisle, Privy Chamber, 165; CSP Dom. 1671, p. 85; 1671–2, p. 171.

Parlimentarian

WHELER, Sir Charles, 2nd Bt. (c.1620-83), of Birdingbury, Warws.

Main residence: Birdingbury, Warws.

Author

J.P.F.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

WHELER, Sir Charles (c.1620-83)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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