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. ^ a b c d 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'
Parliament of England Preceded byRichard Herbert Member of Parliament for Montgomery 1647–1653 Succeeded byNot represented in Barebones Parliament


Categories