HERNE, Joseph (1639-99), of King’s Arms Yard, Coleman Street, London, and West Twyford, Mdx.

Family and Education

bap. 17 Apr. 1639, 8th s. of Nicholas Herne, Merchant Taylor, of the Golden Bull, Cheapside, being 4th s. by his 2nd w. Susan, da. of Richard Ironside, Leatherseller, of London; bro. of Sir Nathaniel Herne†. m. 23 July 1672 (with £5,000), Elizabeth (d. 1708), da. of Sir John Frederick† of Old Jewry, London, 7s. 4da. Kntd. 15 Sept. 1690. Vis. London (Harl. Soc. xv.), 378; J. R. Woodhead, Rulers of London (London and Mdx. Arch. Soc.), 68–69; The Gen. n.s. xxvii. 67; PCC 77 Herne.

Offices Held

Freeman, E. I. Co. 1671, cttee. 1678–86, 1687–90, 1692–4, 1698–d., gov. 1690–2; gov. Copper Miners’ Co. 1691, Merchant Adventurers to N.W. America 1691, Glassmakers’ Co. 1691; dep.-gov. Royal Fishery [I] 1691–2; asst. Mines Co. 1693. Add. 38871 (unfol.); CSP Dom. 1690–1, pp. 459, 527, 540; 1691–2, pp. 3–4, 112–13; W. R. Scott, Jt.-Stock Cos. ii. 430.

Alderman, London 1686–7; member, Mercers’ Co. 1687–d. Woodhead, 88–89.

Commr. Greenwich Hosp. 1695, for receiving subscriptions to land bank 1696; trustee, Exchequer bills 1697–d. Add. 10120, ff. 232–6; CJ, xii. 508; Cal. Treas. Bks. xii. 7.

Parlimentarian

HERNE, Joseph (1639-99), of King’s Arms Yard, Colman Street, London.

Main residences: King’s Arms Yard, Coleman Street, London; West Twyford, Mdx.

Author

A.A.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

HERNE, Joseph (1639-99)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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