Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton
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Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton
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Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton, was an English peer and Member of Parliament. Compton was the posthumous son of Peter Compton of Compton Wynyates and his wife Anne, daughter of George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury, and the grandson of Sir William Compton. He was trained in the law at Gray's Inn (1563). He succeeded his father in 1544 and was knighted in 1567. He was elected a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Old Sarum in 1563 and was appointed High Sheriff of Warwickshire for 1571
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16th-century English politician and peer (1544–1589)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Compton,_1st_Baron_Compton
date created:
2007-04-02T07:47:53Z
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2024-08-29T09:21:32Z
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