Misplaced Pages

Sir Edward Hastings (died possibly 1603) was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Tregony in 1571, and Leicestershire in 1597–98. He was knighted by Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex, in 1570.

Family

He was the fourth son of the Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon and purchased the estate of Leicester Abbey from his brother, Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon. He was married to Barbara Devereux (second daughter of Sir William Devereux and Jane Scudamore); they had four sons and one daughter.

References

1. ^ Hasler, P W. "HASTINGS, Sir Edward (d.?1603), of Leicester Abbey, Leics". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
2. Pink, W D (1887). "The Parliamentary History Of Tregony". The Western Antiquary. 6: 117–121.
3. Hasler, P W. "DEVEREUX, Sir William (c.1525-79), of Merevale, Warws".

This article about a 16th-century Member of the Parliament of England is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• 1600s deaths
• English MPs 1571
• English MPs 1597–1598
• Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall
• Members of the Parliament of England for Leicestershire
• Younger sons of earls
• 16th-century English MP stubs