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| George GORINGE Adm. Fell.-Com. at SIDNEY, Sep., 1600. Previously matric. at Brasenose, Oxford, May, 1594, age 15. S. of George, of Hurstpierpoint, Sussex . Perhaps specially adm. at Lincoln's Inn, 24 Feb., 1591/2. Knighted, 29 May, 1608. M.P. for Lewes [ Sussex ], 1620-2, 1624-5, 1626, 1628 . Elected also for Stamford [ Lincolnshire ], 1624 . M.P. for Portsmouth [ Hampshire ], 1640 . Accompanied Prince Charles to Spain , 1623 : negotiated his marriage with Henrietta Maria of France . Privy Councillor, 1639 . Ambassador extraordinary to the Hague [ Holland ], 1642 ; and to Paris [ France ], 1643-4 . Created Earl of Norwich, 1644 . Subsequently commanded in Kent and Essex . Sentenced to death after the capitulation of Colchester [ Essex ], 1648, but respited by the casting vote of the Speaker. At the Restoration be became captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, 1660-3 . Died at Brentford [ Essex ], 06 Jan., 1662/3; buried in Westminster Abbey [ London ]. Father of Arthur ( 1614-5 ), Charles (1636) and the next. ( Al. Oxon. ; D.N.B. ; G.E.C. ; A. B. Beaven.) | George GORINGE Approx. lifespan: 1579–1662 Adm. Fell.-Com. at Sidney Sussex College 1600:09 Previously matric. at Brasenose College [Oxford] 1594:05 age 15. s. of George GORINGE of Hurstpierpoint, Sussex Perhaps specially adm. at Lincoln's Inn 1591/2:02:24 Knighted 1608:05:29 M.P. for Lewes, [ Sussex ] 1620-2, 1624-5, 1626, 1628 Elected also for Stamford, [ Lincolnshire ] 1624 M.P. for Portsmouth, [ Hampshire ] 1640 Accompanied Prince Charles to Spain 1623 : negotiated his marriage with Henrietta Maria of France Privy Councillor 1639 Ambassador extraordinary to the Hague, [ Holland ] 1642 ; and to Paris, [ France ] 1643-44 Created Earl of Norwich 1644 Subsequently commanded in Kent and Essex Sentenced to death after the capitulation of Colchester, [ Essex ] 1648 but respited by the casting vote of the Speaker. At the Restoration he became captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 1660-63 Died at Brentford, [ Essex ] 1662/3:01:06 ; buried in Westminster Abbey, [ London ] father of Arthur GORINGE (1614) father of Charles GORINGE (1636) father of George GORINGE (1626) ( Al. Oxon. ; D.N.B. ; G.E.C. ; A. B. Beaven.) |