Framlingham Gawdy (8 August 1589 – 1654) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1614 to 1648. He was a passive Parliamentarian during the English Civil War.
Gawdy was the son of Sir Bassingbourne Gawdy of West Harling, Norfolk and his wife Anne Framlingham, daughter of Sir Charles Framlingham of Crow's Hall, Debenham, Suffolk. He was High Sheriff of Norfolk in 1627.
In April 1640, Gawdy was elected Member of Parliament for Thetford in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected in November 1640 as MP for Thetford in the Long Parliament and held the seat until 1648 when he was excluded under Pride's Purge.
Gawdy died at the age of 65. Gawdy had married Lettice Knollys, daughter of Sir Robert Knollys and Catherine Vaughan, and had eight children. His son William Gawdy was also MP for Thetford and was created a baronet and his grandson Sir John Gawdy, 2nd Baronet, who was deaf and mute was a celebrated painter.
References
- ^ John Burke, John Bernard Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies
- Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.
External links
- The Gawdy Papers (1509-c. 1750) and the history of professional writing in England
- GAWDY, Framlingham (1589-1655), of Bardwell Hall, West Harling, Norf.; History of Parliament Online
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded bySir William Twysden Sir William Paddy |
Member of Parliament for Thetford 1614–1628 With: Sir William Twysden 1614–1621 Sir Thomas Holland 1621–1624 Drue Drury 1624–1625 Sir Robert Cotton, Bt 1625–1626 Sir John Hobart, Bt 1626–1628 |
Succeeded byEdmund Moundeford Sir Henry Vane |
| VacantParliament suspended since 1629 | Member of Parliament for Thetford 1640–1648 With: Sir Thomas Wodehouse, 2nd Baronet |
Succeeded bySir Thomas Wodehouse, 2nd Baronet |