Sir Edward Turnor | |
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| Born | 1617 |
| Died | 4 March 1676 |
Sir Edward Turnor orTurnour (1617 – 4 March 1676) ofLittle Parndon, Essex was a Speaker of the House of Commons of England.[1]
Edward Turnor was son of Arthur Turnor of Little Parndon. Passing fromJohn Roysse'sFree School in Abingdon (nowAbingdon School) in 1632[2][3] toQueen's College, Oxford. He succeeded his father to the estate at Little Parndon in 1651.
He became a barrister, called atMiddle Temple, and Member of Parliament in turn forEssex (1654–1661) andHertford (1661–1671). It was while Turnor sat for Hertford that he served as Speaker of the Commons (1661–1671) and Solicitor General (1670–1671). He was knighted in (1660).[1]
According toGeoffrey Robertson (in his book, The Tyrannicide Brief), a "Sir Edward Turner" (sic) was a "Counsel for the Victim" (the Duke of York) in the 1660 regicide trials.[5] Evidence supporting the argument that Robertson misspelt "Turnour" as "Turner" includes the entry for Sir Edward Turnour provided in "The judges of England, from the time of the Conquest" byEdward Foss.
Turnor was one of the judges appointed under theFire of London Disputes Act 1666 to deal with property disputes arising as a result of theGreat Fire of London.[6]
He died on circuit in Bedford on 4 Mar 1676 and was buried at Little Parndon. He had married twice and left 2 sons and 2 daughters.
His son Edward Turnour was MP forOrford, Suffolk, and married Isobel Keith, daughter ofWilliam Keith, 6th Earl Marischal.
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| Preceded by | Speaker of the House of Commons 1661–1671 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer 1671–1676 | Succeeded by |
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