Hugh Westwood (by 1500 – 1559), of Chedworth, Gloucestershire, was an English politician.

Family

There is no information on Westwood's ancestry. At some point by 1521, he married a woman named Agnes. At some point in 1544 or after, he married Jane née Baynham, a daughter of Sir Alexander Baynham of Westbury-on-Severn, the widow of Robert Wye of Lipyeate, Somerset. He is not recorded to have had any legitimate children, but had one illegitimate son.

Career

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wootton Bassett in 1545.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "WESTWOOD, Hugh (by 1500-59), of Chedworth, Glos". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 23 October 2017.


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