Hinton Admiral House, built by Mews in 1720

Sir Peter Mews of Hinton Admiral (29 August 1672 – 19 March 1726) was an English Member of Parliament. [1]

He was born to Colonel John Mews and Sarah Mellish and educated at St John's College, Oxford and All Souls College, Oxford. Colonel John Mews was a supporter of Cromwell and a colonel in the London Militia, but Peter Mews and his uncle were fervent royalists.

Mews was appointed Chancellor of Winchester Diocese in 1698 by his uncle (Bishop Peter Mews), a post he held until his death in March 1726. He bought the manors of Christchurch and Westover from the Earl of Clarendon in 1708, having previously settled in the area with his purchase of the manor of Hinton Admiral, where he built a mansion in 1720. He was the Member of Parliament for Christchurch from 1710 until his death in 1726 and knighted on 13 July 1712.

He married, at Westminster Abbey in 1719, Lydia Jarvis (1676–1751), daughter and heiress of George Jarvis of Islington, whose several sisters' descendants subsequently inherited the estates, Mews having died without issue.

References

  1. ^ "MEWS, Sir Peter (?1672-1726), of Hinton Admiral, nr. Christchurch, Hants". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

See also

Parliament of Great Britain Preceded byWilliam Ettrick Francis Gwyn Member of Parliament for Christchurch 1710–1726 With: William Ettrick 1710–1717Francis Gwyn 1717–1724Edward Prideaux Gwyn 1724–1726 Succeeded byEdward Prideaux Gwyn Jacob Banks