Humphrey Orme (1620 – 2 March 1671) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654 and from 1660 to 1671.
Orme was the son of Humphrey Orme of Peterborough [1] and his wife Mary Orme, daughter of Humphrey Orme of Compton Dundon, Somerset. He was baptised on 12 October 1620. [2]
Orme's grandfather was a strong Royalist. [1] Nevertheless, Orme supported Parliament, being in 1650 one Commissioners for raising money in Northamptonshire. [3] In 1654, he was elected Member of Parliament for Peterborough in the First Protectorate Parliament. [2]
In 1660, Orme was re-elected MP for Peterborough in the Convention Parliament. He was recommended as a Knight of the Royal Oak. He was re-elected in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament and sat until his death in 1671. [2]
Orme died at the age of 50.
Orme married Mary Apreece, widow of Robert Apreece and daughter of Sir Henry Bedingfield, 1st Baronet of Oxburgh, Norfolk. [1]
Humphrey Orme (1620 – 2 March 1671) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654 and from 1660 to 1671.
Orme was the son of Humphrey Orme of Peterborough [1] and his wife Mary Orme, daughter of Humphrey Orme of Compton Dundon, Somerset. He was baptised on 12 October 1620. [2]
Orme's grandfather was a strong Royalist. [1] Nevertheless, Orme supported Parliament, being in 1650 one Commissioners for raising money in Northamptonshire. [3] In 1654, he was elected Member of Parliament for Peterborough in the First Protectorate Parliament. [2]
In 1660, Orme was re-elected MP for Peterborough in the Convention Parliament. He was recommended as a Knight of the Royal Oak. He was re-elected in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament and sat until his death in 1671. [2]
Orme died at the age of 50.
Orme married Mary Apreece, widow of Robert Apreece and daughter of Sir Henry Bedingfield, 1st Baronet of Oxburgh, Norfolk. [1]