Humfrey Tufton

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Humfrey Tufton, 1st Baronet (1584 – October 1659) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648.

Tufton was a son of John Tufton of Hothfield, and brother of Nicholas Tufton, 1st Earl of Thanet. He purchased The Mote near Maidstone.[https://books.google.com/books?id=K1kBAAAAQAAJ&dq=%22Humphrey+Tufton%22+baronet&pg=PA533 John Burke, John Bernard Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies]. Accessed 16 December 2022.

Humfrey Tufton was involved in a duel with Murray of Prince Charles's bedchamber (a brother of Secretary Murray) in March 1625, after having an argument at a stage play.Thomas Birch & Folkestone Williams, Court and Times of James the First, 2 (London: Colburn, 1849), pp. 493, 502. They went to St George's Fields to fight. Tufton noted the presence of Gibson, a Scottish armourer, although they had agreed not to have "seconds" present. Tufton objected and left the field. The events offended Gibson's sense of honour, and he fought with Murray. Both were fatally injured.John S. Brewer, The Court of King James the First by Godfrey Goodman, vol. 1 (London, 1839), pp. 404-405.

In November 1640, Tufton was elected Member of Parliament for Maidstone in the Long Parliament.{{Cite Notitia Parliamentaria|converted=1|part=2|pages=229–239}} He was created a baronet, of The Mote in the County of Kent, on 24 December 1641. He was excluded from parliament under Pride's Purge in 1648. He was appointed High Sheriff of Kent for 1654.{{cn|date=December 2022}}

Tufton died at Bobbing Place at the age of 76.