Sir Walter HUNGERFORD 1st Bart. Hungerford of Farleigh
- Born: 22 Jun 1378, Farleigh-Hungerford, Somersetshire, England
- Marriage (1): Catherine PEVERELL before 1400 in Penhale, Cornwall, England
- Died: 9 Aug 1449 aged 71
- Buried: Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire
General Notes:
http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/HUNGERFORD.htm#Elizabeth%20HUNGERFORD1
Notes: Knight of the Garter. Son and heir of Sir Thomas Hungerford, by his 2nd wife, Joan, was strongly attached to the Lancastrian cause at the close of Richard II's reign, his father having been steward in John of Gaunt's household. On Henry IV's accession he was granted an annuity of 40 pounds out of the lands of Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk, and was knighted. In Oct 1400 he was returned to Parliament as member for Wiltshire, and was re-elected for that constituency in 1404, 1407, 1413, and Jan 1413-14, and represented the county of Somerset in 1409. He acted as speaker in the parliament meeting on 29 Jan 1413-14, the last parliament in which he sat in the House of Commons (cf. Manning, Lives of the Speakers, p. 55).
Walter married Catherine PEVERELL, daughter of Sir Thomas PEVERELL and Margaret COURTENAY, before 1400 in Penhale, Cornwall, England. (Catherine PEVERELL was born circa 1382 and died after 14 Jun 1426.)
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