TEMPLE, Sir Alexander (1583-1629), of Longhouse, Chadwell, Essex; Haremere, Etchingham, Suss. and Holborn, London.

Family and Education

bap. 9 Feb. 1583, Stowe Par. Reg. (Soc. Gen. Transcript), ex inf. John Matthews. 4th but 3rd surv. s. of John Temple (d.1603) of Burton Dassett, Warws. and Stowe, Bucks. and Susan, da. and coh. of Thomas Spencer of Everton, Northants; bro. of Thomas†. Vis. Bucks. (Harl. Soc. lviii), 212-13; HP Commons, 1558-1603, iii. 481; Vis. Suss. (Harl. Soc. liii), 149. educ. L. Inn 1600. LI Admiss. m. (1) 4 Dec. 1602, IGI. Mary, da. and coh. of John Somer, clerk of the Signet, of Newlands, St. Mary’s Hoo, Kent, wid. of Thomas Penyston of St. Margaret’s juxta Rochester, Kent, 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 1da.; (2) Margaret, da. of Peter Griffin of Stafford, Staffs., s.p.; (3) by 16 Jan. 1622, Mary (d. c.1655), da. of John Reve of Bury St. Edmunds, Suff., wid. of John Busbridge of Etchingham and Robert Bankworth, scrivener, of London, s.p. Temple, 48-9; Vis. Surr. (Harl. Soc. xliii), 135; Essex RO, D/DRu/T1/219; PROB 11/68, f. 387; 11/98, f. 148; 11/137, f. 113; 11/248, f. 306. Kntd. 14 Mar. 1604. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 130. d. by 19 Dec. 1629. PROB 11/156, f. 363. sig. Alexand[e]r Temple

Offices Held

Commr. sewers, Kent and Suss. 1604 – d., Essex 1610 – at least27, Kent 1610, Essex and Mdx. 1622, Essex, Mdx. and Kent 1625, Suss. 1625-at least 1627; C181/1, f. 95v; 181/2, ff. 105v, 106; 181/3, ff. 43, 158v, 166v, 209v, 233v; 181/4, f. 32v. asst. Rochester bridge, Kent 1604 – 14, snr. warden 1606, jnr. warden 1612; Traffic and Pols. ed. N. Yates and J.M. Gibson, 294. capt. West Tilbury fort, Essex 1619–d.; SO3/6, unfol.; CSP Dom. Addenda, 1625–49, p. 361. j.p. Suss. 1622 – d., Essex 16 May-at least 25 July 1625; C231/4, ff. 139, 187; ASSI 35/68/1; 35/71/10. commr. subsidy, Essex, Suss. 1624, C212/22/23. Forced Loan, Suss. 1627, C192/12/2, f. 59v. martial law, 1627. C181/2, f. 87; CSP Dom. 1627–8, p. 461.

Sub-commr. Navy inquiry, 1608. HMC Laing, 111.

Member, Guiana Co. 1627. English and Irish Settlement on the River Amazon ed. J. Lorimer (Hakluyt Soc. ser. 2 clxxi), 293.

Parlimentarian

TEMPLE, Sir Alexander (1583-1629), of Longhouse, Chadwell, Essex; Haremere, Etchingham, Suss. and Holborn, London.

Main residences: Longhouse, Chadwell, Essex and Haremere, Etchingham, Suss. and Holborn, London.

Author

A.D.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

TEMPLE, Sir Alexander (1583-1629)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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