LITTLETON, Edward II (1590-1645), of Henley, Salop and the Inner Temple, London

Family and Education

bap. 15 Mar. 1590, 1st s. of Edward Littleton I* and Alice, da. of Richard Thornes of Condover, Salop; bro. of Timothy†.Vis. Worcs. (Harl. Soc. xc), 64; Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. (ser. 4), iii. 306-7, 311. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. 1606, BA 1609, DCL 1643; I. Temple 1608, called 1617. Al. Ox.; I. Temple Admiss.; CITR, ii. 102. m. (1) 25 Sept. 1617, Anne (d. 6 Feb. 1624), da. of John Lyttelton† of Frankley, Worcs., 3s. d.v.p., 2da. d.v.p.; (2) 1624/5 Sidney, da. of (Sir) William Jones I* of Castellmarch, Llanengan, Caern., wid. of Richard Wynn of Glasinfryn, Caern. and Sir George Calveley of Lea, Cheshire, 1da.; 1s. illegit. Trans Salop Arch. Soc. (ser. 4), iii. 311, 313; Soc. Gen. Hagley (Worcs.) par. reg.; J.E. Griffiths, Peds. Anglesey and Caern. Fams. 191. suc. fa. 1622; NLW, 9058E/1046; PROB 6/15, f. 11. Kntd. 6 June 1635; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 203. cr. Bar. Lyttelton of Mounslow 18 Feb. 1641. CP. d. 27 Aug. 1645; Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. (ser. 4), iii. 311. sig. Edw[ard] Littleton.

Offices Held

J.p. Salop 1622 – d., N. Wales circ. 1622 – 32, Mdx. Westminster and Home circ. 1632–42; C231/4, p. 146; JPs in Wales and Monm. ed. Phillips, 9–10, 27–8, 45–7. member, Council in the Marches 1623; NLW, Add. 339F, pp. 148–9. commr. oyer and terminer, Oxf. circ. 1623 – d., mines, Card. 1625, subsidy arrears, Anglesey, Caern. and Merion. 1626, sewers, Westminster 1634, Surr. and Kent 1639. C181/3, f. 89; 181/4, f. 191; 181/5, f. 153; T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 1, p. 48; C193/8/51; E179/224/598.

Justice, N. Wales circ. 1622–32; W.R. Williams, Gt. Sessions in Wales, 94. steward learned, estates of Sir Thomas Littleton, 1st bt.* 1622–30; J.M.J. Tonks, ‘Lytteltons of Frankley and their estates’ (Univ. of Oxf. B.Litt. thesis, 1978), p. 148. recorder, Bridgnorth 1626 – 40, London 1631–4; Trans. Salop Arch Soc. (ser. 4), liv. 187–8; Salop RO, BB/C1/1/1, f. 35v; Remembrancia ed. W.H. and H.C. Overall, 302; CLRO, Reps. 46, f. 39; Reps. 48, f. 464. bencher, I. Temple 1629, reader 1632, treas. 1634–8. CITR, ii. 182, 195, 217–44.

Member, High Commission 1633–41; Rymer, viii. pt. 4, p. 36; ix. pt. 3, p. 47. sol.-gen. 1634 – 39; commr. defective titles 1635; Ibid. ix. pt. 1, p. 7. c.j.c.p. 27 Jan. 1640–1; Ibid. ix. pt. 2, p. 249. PC 1640–d.; CSP Dom. 1639–40, p. 521. ld. kpr. 1641–d.; Ibid. 1640–1, p. 439. commr. Treas. 1641–4. Rymer, ix. pt. 3, p. 47.

Col. of ft. (roy.) 1644–d. Docquets of Letters Patent 1642–6 ed. W.H. Black, ii. 247–8.

Parlimentarian

LITTLETON, Edward II (1590-1645), of Henley, Salop and the Inner Temple, London

Main residences: Henley, Salop; the Inner Temple, London.

Author

J.P.F.

S.H.

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Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

LITTLETON, Edward II (1590-1645)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

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