Cuthbert Halsall

Who is Cuthbert Halsall?

Sir Cuthbert Halsall was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614.

Halsall was the eldest son of Richard Halsall of Halsall and his wife Ann Barlow, daughter of Alexander Barlow. He served with the Earl of Essex in Ireland and was knighted by the Earl at Dublin on 22 July 1599. He owned property at Halsall and Salwick, Lancashire and was Sheriff of Lancashire for 1601 and 1612.

In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament for Lancashire in the Addled Parliament.

Halsall married Dorothy, daughter of Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby.