Harbottle Grimston Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Harbottle Grimston, based on 5 World History Database records associated with England.

5 records1640–16604 events3 places

Chronological biography

1640

Election for Colchester3 November 1640

Government / Government of England · Sir · Member of Parliament for Colchester · Colchester

Grimston is returned for Colchester and becomes a leading critic of Personal Rule.

Speech against Personal Rule7 November 1640

Government / Government of England · Sir · Member of Parliament for Colchester · London

Grimston condemns illegal taxation, religious corruption and mistreatment of political opponents.

1660

Speaker of House of Commons1660

Government / Government of England · Speaker of House of Commons

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

Convention Parliament25 April 1660

Government / Restoration · Speaker · Westminster

Grimston serves as Speaker when the Convention Parliament assembles to settle the return of monarchy.

Convention Parliament25 April 1660

Government / Restoration · Speaker · Westminster

Grimston is chosen Speaker as the Convention Parliament assembles to settle the Restoration.

Titles and roles

Sir · Member of Parliament for Colchester · Speaker · Speaker of House of Commons

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.