Henry Curwen (died 1623)

Sir Henry Curwen (c. 1581 – 23 October 1623) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622.

Curwen was the only son of Sir Nicholas Curwen of Workington, Cumberland and his first wife Ann Musgrave. He matriculated at Pembroke College, Cambridge in about 1595. He succeeded his father in 1605, by which time he had been knighted.

Curwen traces his lineage back to the noble Scottish noble family of Gospatrick, who came into possession of Workington, a town on the coast of Cumberland, during the reign of Henry II. Since 1371, his ancestors have consistently been elected as representatives for Cumberland.[1]

  1. ^ "CURWEN, Sir Henry (c.1581-1623), of Workington, Cumb. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 5 July 2023.