James Morice
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James Morice (1539–1597) was an English politician.
Biography
Morice was born in 1539, the eldest son of William Morice of Chipping Ongar and Anne Isaac of Kent. The younger Morice was educated at the Middle Temple.{{Cite web |title=Morice, James (1539-97), of Chipping Ongar, Essex |website=History of Parliament Online |url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/morice-james-1539-97 |access-date=10 October 2023 }}
Morice was Member of Parliament (MP) for Wareham in 1563. Later, he was MP for Colchester, Essex, for the parliaments of 1584, 1586, 1589, and 1593.
Morice married Elizabeth, the daughter of George Medley of Tilty Abbey in Essex; they had four sons and three daughters. His heir was his eldest son, John, who was also an MP.{{Cite web |title= Morice (afterwards Poyntz), John (1568-1618), of Chipping Ongar, Essex and Heneage House, London |website=History of Parliament Online |url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/morice-%28afterwards-poyntz%29-john-1568-1618 |access-date=6 April 2025 }}
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External links
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Morice, James (1539–1597), lawyer by Christopher W. Brooks.
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Category:English MPs 1563–1567
Category:English MPs 1584–1585
Category:English MPs 1586–1587
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