Henry Ughtred

Henry Ughtred
Arms of Ughtred, Kexby: Gules, on a cross patonce Or, five mullets of the first.[1]
Member of Parliament
for Marlborough
In office
1584–1585
Member of Parliament
for Great Bedwyn
In office
1589–1589
Personal details
Bornc. 1533
DiedJune 1599(1599-00-00) (aged 65–66)
Limerick, Ireland
SpouseElizabeth Paulet
Parents

Sir Henry Ughtred or Oughtred (c. 1533 – June 1599)[2][3] was a merchant and shipbuilder during the reign of Elizabeth I.[4] One of his ships, the Leicester sailed with Sir Francis Drake against the Spanish Armada. He was elected MP for the seat of Marlborough in 1584 and of Great Bedwyn in 1589.[4] A wealthy landowner, Ughtred played an active role in the Plantations of Ireland and was knighted by the Lord Deputy in 1593.[5] He was the son of Sir Anthony Ughtred and Elizabeth Seymour, sister to Jane, the third wife of Henry VIII.[6][7] Sometime after 1557 he married Elizabeth, widow of Sir William Courtenay and daughter of John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester.[4]

  1. ^ Papworth 1874, p. 659.
  2. ^ Syvret & Carteret 1832, pp. 60–61: Henry was one year old when his father died in October 1534.
  3. ^ MacCarthy-Morrogh 2016, p. 395.
  4. ^ a b c Fuidge 1981.
  5. ^ Shaw & Burtchaell 1906, p. 90.
  6. ^ MacCulloch 2018, p. 422.
  7. ^ MacMahon 2004.