Background
Belasyse was the son of Thomas Belasyse, 1st Viscount Fauconberg and his wife Barbara Cholmeley.
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Henry Belasyse
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Education
Trinity College.
Career
He matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1615, and was admitted to Lincoln"s Inn in 1619. In 1628 he was elected Member of Parliament for Yorkshire and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament. In April 1640, he was re-elected for Yorkshire in the Short Parliament, and was elected for Yorkshire again in November 1640 for the Long Parliament.
He supported the King and was disabled from sitting in parliament in 1642.
Belasyse died at the age of 43, predeceasing his father. Belasyse married Grace Barton, daughter of Sir Thomas Barton.
They had the following children:
Henry, predeceased his father. Roland, who was made a Knight of the Bath.
John, who died young.
Grace, who married George Saunderson, 5th Viscount Castleton. Frances, who married Sir Henry Jones of Oxford. Arabella, who married Sir William Frankland, 1st Baronet of Thirkley.
Barbara, who married Sir Walter Strickland.
Membership
Short Parliament; Useless Parliament. 2nd Parliament of King Charles I]
In 1625 Belasyse was elected Member of Parliament for Thirsk until 1626.
