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Sneyd was the son of Ralph Sneyd of [[Keele Hall]] and Bradwell and his first wife, Mary Chetwynd, daughter of Thomas Chetwynd, of Ingestrie. Sneyd inherited the estates of [[Keele]] and [[Bradwell, Staffordshire|Bradwell]].<ref>[http://www.british-towns.net/sh/statelyhomes_album.asp?GetPic=175 British Towns and Villages Network - Stately Homes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain - Keele Hall]</ref> |
Sneyd was the son of Ralph Sneyd of [[Keele Hall]] and Bradwell and his first wife, Mary Chetwynd, daughter of Thomas Chetwynd, of Ingestrie. Sneyd inherited the estates of [[Keele]] and [[Bradwell, Staffordshire|Bradwell]].<ref>[http://www.british-towns.net/sh/statelyhomes_album.asp?GetPic=175 British Towns and Villages Network - Stately Homes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain - Keele Hall]</ref> |
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In April 1640, Sneyd was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Stafford (UK Parliament constituency)|Stafford]] in the [[Short Parliament]]. He was re-elected MP for Stafford in November 1640 for the [[Long Parliament]] and sat until he was disabled in 1642.<ref>{{Cite Notitia Parliamentaria|converted=1|part=2|pages=229–239}}</ref> Sneyd was a colonel in the King's army. Keele Hall |
In April 1640, Sneyd was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Stafford (UK Parliament constituency)|Stafford]] in the [[Short Parliament]]. He was re-elected MP for Stafford in November 1640 for the [[Long Parliament]] and sat until he was disabled in 1642.<ref>{{Cite Notitia Parliamentaria|converted=1|part=2|pages=229–239}}</ref> Sneyd was a colonel in the King's army. Keele Hall was badly damaged in the Civil War and Sneyd suffered losses of up to £20,000 because of his loyalty to the king. He was killed by the last shot fired in defence of the [[Charlotte Stanley, Countess of Derby|Countess of Derby]] on the Isle of Man.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/courtalbumtwelve00leiguoft#page/n77/mode/2up/search/Sneyd John Hayter, John Leighton ''The court album: twelve portraits of the female aristocracy (1852)'']</ref> |
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Sneyd married Jane Downes, daughter of Roger Downes of |
Sneyd married Felicia Archbold, daughter of Nicholas Archbold and Suzanna Borrough. His son, Ralph Sneyd married Jane Downes, daughter of [[Roger Downes]] of [[Wardley Hall]], Worsley. |
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Latest revision as of 20:22, 21 July 2024
Ralph Sneyd (1564 – 7 April 1643) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He was a colonel in the Royalist army in the English Civil War and was killed in action on the Isle of Man.
Sneyd was the son of Ralph Sneyd of Keele Hall and Bradwell and his first wife, Mary Chetwynd, daughter of Thomas Chetwynd, of Ingestrie. Sneyd inherited the estates of Keele and Bradwell.[1]
In April 1640, Sneyd was elected Member of Parliament for Stafford in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Stafford in November 1640 for the Long Parliament and sat until he was disabled in 1642.[2] Sneyd was a colonel in the King's army. Keele Hall was badly damaged in the Civil War and Sneyd suffered losses of up to £20,000 because of his loyalty to the king. He was killed by the last shot fired in defence of the Countess of Derby on the Isle of Man.[3]
Sneyd married Felicia Archbold, daughter of Nicholas Archbold and Suzanna Borrough. His son, Ralph Sneyd married Jane Downes, daughter of Roger Downes of Wardley Hall, Worsley.
References
[edit]- ^ British Towns and Villages Network - Stately Homes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain - Keele Hall
- ^ 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.
- ^ John Hayter, John Leighton The court album: twelve portraits of the female aristocracy (1852)