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English politician (1639-1701) Sir Charles Baronet Sedley of Ailesford Sedley MP (bef. 5 Mar 1639 - 20 Aug 1701)
For other people named Charles, see Charles Sedley (disambiguation). Sir Charles Sedley Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet (March 1639 – 20 August 1701) was an English wit, dramatist and politician, ending his career as Speaker of the House of…
Vivian de Sola Pinto, Sir Charles Sedley 1639-1701: A Study in the Life and Literature of the Restoration (London, 1927). Michael Benjamin Hudnall Jr. Moral Design in the Plays of Sir Charles Sedley (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1984). Robert D. Hume, The Development of English Drama in the Late Seventeenth Century (Oxford, 1976).
Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet was an English poet, translator, playwright and wit who was also a well-known patron of the arts and literature during the Restoration period. He was much admired amongst other writers. He also served as a Member of Parliament.
Apr 27, 2022 · Children of Sir John Sedley, 2nd Bt. and Elizabeth Savile. Sir William Sedley, 4th Bt. Married Lady Jane Savage (d. 6 Jun 1676) as her 2nd husband, (2) 21 Oct 1655 Sir William Sidley, 4th Bt., of Ailesford, co. Kent (dsp. 1656) (2) Sir Henry Sedley, 3rd Bt. d. 1641; Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Bt.+1 b. c 1640, d. 20 Aug 1701; Citations
Colonel Sir Charles Seely, 1st Baronet KGStJ, DL (11 August 1833 – 16 April 1915) was a British industrialist and politician. Seely was Liberal Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham from 1869 to 1874 and 1880 to 1885, and for Nottingham West from 1885 to 1886, and Liberal Unionist MP for Nottingham West from 1892 to 1895.
Apr 27, 2024 · Sedley was educated at Wadham College, Oxford, but left without taking a degree. There his tutor was the poet Walter Pope. The second surviving son of Sir John Sedley and Elizabeth, William, succeeded to the baronetcy in 1645. Charles Sedley inherited the title (5th baronet) in 1656 when his brother William died.
