George Devereux (MP for Montgomery)

For other MPs of this name, see George Devereux (disambiguation).

George Devereux was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1647 to 1653.

Devereux was the son of Sir George Devereux of Sheldon Hall, Warwickshire,[1] and was a nephew of Walter Devereux, 5th Viscount Hereford.

In 1647, Devereux was elected Member of Parliament for Montgomery and sat through the Rump Parliament until 1653.[2] He was High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire in 1658.[1]

Devereux was of Nantcribba in the parish of Forden, near Welshpool, and was living in 1666.[1][3] He married Bridget Price, daughter and heiress of Arthur Price of Vaynor, who had been the member of parliament for Montgomery in 1571.[4]

His grandson Price Devereux became the ninth Viscount Hereford.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 W. R. Williams, Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales, p. 149
  2. ↑ Browne Willis, Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences (1750), pp. 229–239
  3. ↑ Jacob Youde William Lloyd, The history of the princes, the lords marcher, and the ancient nobility of Powys Fadog, and the ancient lords of Arwystli, Cedewen, and Meirionydd, vol. 4 (T. Richards, 1884), p. 375
  4. ↑ Williams, p. 147, 'Members for Montgomery'
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Richard Herbert		 Member of Parliament for Montgomery
1647-1653 		Succeeded by
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