Background
He was the son of Robert Brandling of Felling and his wife Jane Wortley, daughter of Francis Wortley of Wortley, West Yorkshire.
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Francis Brandling
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Career
He inherited the Felling estate, but preferred to live at Alnwick Abbey. He was knighted at Brougham Castle, the seat of the Earl of Cumberland, on 8 August 1617. He was re-elected Member of Parliament for Northumberland in 1625.
In 1626, he was High Sheriff of Northumberland.
Brandling married, firstly, Elizabeth Grey, daughter of Sir Ralph Grey of Chillingham, Northumberland, and had five sons. And, secondly, Elizabeth Wheeler, widow of Richard Wheeler and daughter of Sir William Pitt of Stratfield Saye, Hampshire.
Brandling died at the age of 46.
Membership
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In 1624, he was elected Member of Parliament for Northumberland.
