Francis Winnington (Solicitor-General)

Sir Francis Winnington (* November 7, 1634, † May 1, 1700 ) was an English lawyer and politician.

Life

Francis Winnington was the son of John Winnington. He studied at the New Inn, and was in 1656 aufgenohmen in the Middle Temple. 1660 was admitted to the bar. In 1672 he became a Bencher of the Middle Temple. On 17 December the same year he was knighted. From 1672 to 1674 he was attorney -general to the Duke of York. In 1673 he became Attorney-General. From 1674 to 1679 he was Solicitor - General under Charles II. 1677 he was elected at a by-election in the constituency of New Windsor in the House of Commons and thus took over the vacant seat of the late Richard Braham. 1679 joined Winnington in the constituency Worcester, which he represented until 1685. After Sir Henry Capel was raised in April 1692 for Baron Capell of Tewkesbury and therefore stood down from the House of Commons, was found for the possibility of Winnington in the House of Commons to return. With his successful candidacy for the corresponding election in November 1692 and the following regular election in 1695 he was a member of the House of Commons from 1692 to 1698 for the constituency of Tewkesbury. At the general election in 1698 he gave up for reelection.

On December 29, 1659, he married Elizabeth Herbert. The marriage produced a daughter emerged. His second wife was Elizabeth Winnington Salwey, a daughter of Edward Salwey married. Of their four sons, including Salwey Winnington and Edward Jeffreys, and two daughters were born. The deputy Francis Winnington is his grandson.

Winnington was Freeman of Bewdley ( 1676 ), Windsor ( 1677) and Worcester ( 1679 ).