Lionel Walden (1620–1698)

Sir Lionel Walden (1620 - 23 March 1698) of Huntingdon was an English Member of Parliament in 1661-1679 and 1685-1687 and Mayor of Huntingdon for 1686–87.

Early life[edit]

He was born in 1620 and baptised on 19 December 1620.^[1] He was the only son of another Lionel Walden and Elizabeth Bawde, daughter of Morrice Bawde of Somersby, Lincolnshire.

Career[edit]

He was Member of Parliament for Huntingdon in the Cavalier Parliament from 1661-1679 and for Huntingdonshire in 1685.^[2] He was knighted on 29 January 1673 and elected Mayor of Huntingdon for the year 1686–87.

Family[edit]

Lionel married Elizabeth Balaam, daughter and coheir of Charles Balaam of Elm, Cambridgeshire. They had a son and two daughters. His son Lionel Walden (c.1653-1701) also became Member of Parliament for Huntingdon.^[3]

References[edit]

^ British Isles Vital Records Index (2nd ed.). Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah. 2002.
^ Ferris, John. P. (1983). "Walden, Lionel I (1620-98)". In Henning, B. D. (ed.). The House of Commons 1660-1690. The History of Parliament Trust.
^ Ferris, John. P. (1983). "Walden, Lionel II (c.1653-1701)". In Henning, B. D. (ed.). The House of Commons 1660-1690. The History of Parliament Trust.

Parliament of England
Preceded by John Bernard Nicholas Pedley	Member of Parliament for Huntingdon 1661–1679 With: Sir John Cotton	Succeeded by Sidney Wortley-Montagu Nicholas Pedley
Preceded by Sir Thomas Proby Silius Titus	Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire 1685–1687 With: Sir John Cotton	Succeeded by Robert Montagu Sir Robert Bernard, 3rd Baronet

[1] British Isles Vital Records Index (2nd ed.). Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah. 2002.

[2] Ferris, John. P. (1983). "Walden, Lionel I (1620-98)". In Henning, B. D. (ed.). The House of Commons 1660-1690. The History of Parliament Trust.

[3] Ferris, John. P. (1983). "Walden, Lionel II (c.1653-1701)". In Henning, B. D. (ed.). The House of Commons 1660-1690. The History of Parliament Trust.

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