Samuel Moody

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Samuel Moody was a seventeenth century English politician. He was an Alderman in Bury St Edmunds by 1644. He was appointed to the First Suffolk Committee for Scandalous Ministers that year.[1] He was later one of the two MPs for Bury St Edmunds in 1654 and 1656.[2]

Samuel was born in Moulton, Suffolk, the son of George Moody and his wife Margaret Chenery.[3]

Moody was one of the commissioners who sat on the Suffolk Committees for Scandalous Ministers.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Holmes, Clive (1970). The Suffolk Committees for Scandalous Ministers, 1644-1646. Ipswich: Suffolk Records Society.
  2. ^ Samuel MOODY/MODYE ESQUIRE M.P.
  3. ^ Boyd, Michelle. "George Moody and Margaret Chenery". oliveandeliza.com. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Not represented in Barebones Parliament
Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds
1654–1659
With: JohnClarke
Succeeded by