Career
He was the eldest of Walter Hungerford of Cadnam and trained in the law at the Inner Temple (1580). He was elected Member of Parliament for the constituency of Wootton Bassett through four successive parliaments between 1584 and 1593. He served a fifth term for Chippenham in 1604–1611.
He was a Justice of the Peace by 1594 for Wiltshire and Gloucestershire and appointed High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1605-1606.
