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George Byng MP (abt. 1556 - 1616)

George Byng MP
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Biography

George was born in about 1556.[1] He was the son of Robert Bye of Wrotham, Kent and Frances Hill, daughter of Richard Hill.[1]

George may have been the George Bing who entered Clare College, Cambridge in 1570, and was awarded a BA in 1574/5.[1][2]

George Byng married Jane Cromer.[1][3]

George sat twice in the House of Commons:[1]

  • in 1584 he was elected for Rochester, Kent
  • in 1604 he represented Dover, Kent

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 History of Parliament Online, entry for George Byng (1556-1616), accessed 21 January 2020
  2. J A Venn. Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press 1922-1954, Ancestry.co.uk
  3. The Visitation of Kent 1619, Harleian Society, Vol.XLII, 1898, p. 28




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