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'''Sir James Harington, 1st Baronet''' (1542 – 1614) of [[Ridlington]], Rutland was an English politician.
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[[File:RidlingtonChurch84.jpg|thumb|Monument of James Harington in [[Church of St Mary Magdalene and St Andrew, Ridlington|Ridlington church]]]]
'''Sir James Harington''' (1542–1614) of [[Ridlington]], [[Rutland]], was an English politician.


He was the third son of [[James Harington (lawyer)|Sir James Harington]] of [[Exton, Rutland]] and Lucy Sidney of [[Penshurst]]<ref>[https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/harington-sir-james-1555-1614 Simon Healy, 'HARINGTON, Sir James (c.1555-1614)', ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629'', ed. Andrew Thrush and John P. Ferris, 2010].</ref> and educated at [[Shrewsbury Grammar School]] and [[Kings College, Cambridge]].
He was the third son of [[James Harington (lawyer)|Sir James Harington]] of [[Exton, Rutland]] and Lucy Sidney of [[Penshurst]]<ref>[https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/harington-sir-james-1555-1614 Simon Healy, 'HARINGTON, Sir James (c.1555-1614)', ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629'', ed. Andrew Thrush and John P. Ferris, 2010].</ref> and educated at [[Shrewsbury School]] and [[Christ's College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{Acad|name=James HARRINGTON|id=HRNN594J}}</ref>


Harington was [[High Sheriff of Rutland]] for 1593–94 and 1601–02 and Member of Parliament for [[Rutland (UK Parliament constituency)|Rutland]] in 1597 and 1604. He was knighted in 1601 and made a baronet on 29 June 1611. He was made [[High Sheriff of Oxfordshire]] for 1606, having acquired property in that county from his second wife.
Harington was [[High Sheriff of Rutland]] for 1593–94 and 1601–02 and Member of Parliament for [[Rutland (UK Parliament constituency)|Rutland]] in 1597 and 1604. He was knighted at [[Grimston Park|Grimston Hall]], the house of Sir Edward Stanhope, on 18 April 1603 by [[James VI and I]]. Harington was made a baronet on 29 June 1611.<ref>John Nichols, ''Progresses of James the First'', 2 (London, 1828), p. 427.</ref> He was made [[High Sheriff of Oxfordshire]] for 1606, having acquired property in that county from his second wife.


He died on 3 February 1614.<ref>Simon Healy, 'HARINGTON, Sir James (c.1555-1614)', ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629'', ed. Andrew Thrush and John P. Ferris, 2010.</ref> A monument on the north wall of the chancel of St Mary Magdalene and St Andrew, Ridlington, commemorates him and his first wife Frances Sapcote and their nine sons and seven daughters.
He died on 3 February 1614 ([[Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates|N.S.]]).<ref>Rachel Hammersley, ''James Harrington: An Intellectual Biography'' (Oxford, 2019), p. 31.</ref><ref>Simon Healy, 'HARINGTON, Sir James (c.1555-1614)', ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629'', ed. Andrew Thrush and John P. Ferris, 2010.</ref> A monument on the north wall of the chancel of [[Church of St Mary Magdalene and St Andrew, Ridlington]], commemorates him, his first wife Frances Sapcote and their nine sons and seven daughters, noting his death as occurring in "February 1613" ([[Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates|O.S.]]).


==Family==
==Family==
He married as his first wife Frances Sapcote (d. 1599) daughter and co-heir of Robert Sapcote of [[Elton, Cambridgeshire|Elton]]. His second wife was Anne Bernard, the widow of John Doyley. In a double wedding in 1601 his eldest son also married Anne's daughter, co-heiress with [[Katherine Doyley Dyer]] of Doyley's estates at [[Merton, Oxfordshire]].
He married as his first wife Frances Sapcote (d. 1599) daughter and co-heir of Robert Sapcote of [[Elton, Cambridgeshire|Elton]] in Huntingdonshire. His second wife was Anne Bernard, the widow of John Doyley. In a double wedding in 1601 his eldest son also married Anne's daughter, co-heiress with [[Katherine Doyley Dyer]] of Doyley's estates at [[Merton, Oxfordshire]].


Harington's children included;<ref>John Debrett, ''The baronetage of England'', vol. 1 (London, 1824), p. 30.</ref>
Harington's children included;<ref>John Debrett, ''The baronetage of England'', vol. 1 (London, 1824), p. 30.</ref>
* [[Edward Harington of Ridlington|Edward Harington]], who succeeded him as [[Harington baronets|baronet of Ridlington]], married Margery Doyley in 1601, their son was [[Sir James Harington, 3rd Baronet]].
* [[Edward Harington of Ridlington|Edward Harington]], who succeeded him as [[Harington baronets|baronet of Ridlington]], married Margery Doyley in 1601, their son was [[Sir James Harington, 3rd Baronet]].
* Sapcote Harington, married (1) Jane Samwell daughter of Sir [[William Samwell (Auditor of the Exchequer)|William Samwell]] of [[Upton, Northamptonshire|Upton]], their son [[James Harrington (author)|James Harington]] wrote ''[[The Commonwealth of Oceana]]'', (2) Jane Woodward daughter of Sir John Woodward.
* Sapcote Harington, married (1) Jane Samwell daughter of Sir [[William Samwell (Auditor of the Exchequer)|William Samwell]] of [[Upton, Northamptonshire|Upton]], their son [[James Harrington (author)|James Harington]] wrote ''[[The Commonwealth of Oceana]]'', (2) Jane Woodward daughter of Sir John Woodward.
* Anne Harington, married (1) Sir Thomas Foljambe of [[Aldwark, Derbyshire|Aldwark]] (d. 1604) (2) [[Sir John Molyneux, 1st Baronet|Sir John Molyneux]] of [[Teversal]]
* Anne Harington, married (1) Sir Thomas Foljambe of [[Aldwark, Derbyshire|Aldwark]] (d. 1604) (2) [[Sir John Molyneux, 1st Baronet|Sir John Molyneux]] of [[Teversal]].<ref>''Visitations of the County of Nottingham 1559–1614'', p. 73.</ref>
* [[Bridget Markham|Bridget Harington]] (1579-1609), married Sir Anthony Markham of [[Sedgebrook]].
* [[Bridget Markham|Bridget Harington]] (1579-1609), married Sir Anthony Markham of [[Sedgebrook]].
* Lucy Harington, married Sir William Faunt of Foston.
* Lucy Harington, married Sir William Faunt of Foston.
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Monument of James Harington in Ridlington church

Sir James Harington (1542–1614) of Ridlington, Rutland, was an English politician.

He was the third son of Sir James Harington of Exton, Rutland and Lucy Sidney of Penshurst[1] and educated at Shrewsbury School and Christ's College, Cambridge.[2]

Harington was High Sheriff of Rutland for 1593–94 and 1601–02 and Member of Parliament for Rutland in 1597 and 1604. He was knighted at Grimston Hall, the house of Sir Edward Stanhope, on 18 April 1603 by James VI and I. Harington was made a baronet on 29 June 1611.[3] He was made High Sheriff of Oxfordshire for 1606, having acquired property in that county from his second wife.

He died on 3 February 1614 (N.S.).[4][5] A monument on the north wall of the chancel of Church of St Mary Magdalene and St Andrew, Ridlington, commemorates him, his first wife Frances Sapcote and their nine sons and seven daughters, noting his death as occurring in "February 1613" (O.S.).

Family

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He married as his first wife Frances Sapcote (d. 1599) daughter and co-heir of Robert Sapcote of Elton in Huntingdonshire. His second wife was Anne Bernard, the widow of John Doyley. In a double wedding in 1601 his eldest son also married Anne's daughter, co-heiress with Katherine Doyley Dyer of Doyley's estates at Merton, Oxfordshire.

Harington's children included;[6]

References

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  1. ^ Simon Healy, 'HARINGTON, Sir James (c.1555-1614)', The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629, ed. Andrew Thrush and John P. Ferris, 2010.
  2. ^ "James HARRINGTON (HRNN594J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ^ John Nichols, Progresses of James the First, 2 (London, 1828), p. 427.
  4. ^ Rachel Hammersley, James Harrington: An Intellectual Biography (Oxford, 2019), p. 31.
  5. ^ Simon Healy, 'HARINGTON, Sir James (c.1555-1614)', The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629, ed. Andrew Thrush and John P. Ferris, 2010.
  6. ^ John Debrett, The baronetage of England, vol. 1 (London, 1824), p. 30.
  7. ^ Visitations of the County of Nottingham 1559–1614, p. 73.
  8. ^ Norman Egbert McClure, Letters of John Chamberlain, vol. 1 (Philadelphia, 1939), p. 276.
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