When:
26 Jan 2023 @ 7:30 pm
2023-01-26T19:30:00+00:00
2023-01-26T19:45:00+00:00
Where:
Kings Chapel
Kings Arms Hotel
30 High Street
Old Amersham
Kings Arms Hotel
30 High Street
Old Amersham
Cost:
£2 for members, £3 for non-members
The John Hampden Society‘s treasurer, Sam Hearn will be delivering a talk on William Hakewill MP, a notable lawyer, historian, antiquary and a close colleague of John Hampden’s. He was the senior of Amersham’s two MPs when the borough was re-enfranchised in 1626. He was a renowned constitutional lawyer and a lively opponent in the House of Commons of policies of the early Stuart monarchs. Hakewill was active in local Buckinghamshire politics. He lived in Wendover and is buried there – at one stage he held the lease on the Chequers Estate.
Coffee/tea and biscuits will be available from 7.30pm. The talk starts at 8.00pm. No booking necessary. Guests and new members welcome.