Background
Pym was the son of John Pym and his wife Anna Hooker or Hooke.
Pym was the son of John Pym and his wife Anna Hooker or Hooke.
He served in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War. He served in the parliamentary army in the civil war, but was excluded from parliament under Pride"s Purge in 1648. He was created a baronet by Richard Cromwell.
In April 1660, Pym was elected Member of Parliament for Minehead and for Bossiney in the Convention Parliament and chose to sit for Minehead.
Pym was confirmed in his baronetcy by Charles II on 14 July 1663. Pym"s only son Charles died in 1688 and the baronetcy became extinct.
In 1641, Pym was elected Member of Parliament for Bere Alston in the Long Parliament after the previous member was expelled.