D'Ewes, Simonds (1602-12-18 - 1650-04-18)

Simonds D'Ewes was born on 18 December 1602 at Coxden, Dorset. He matriculated at St John's College, Cambridge on 21 May 1618, where his tutors included Richard Holdsworth. Shortly after in 1620, D'Ewes was ordered by his father to leave Cambridge for the Middle Temple; subsequently, he was called to the bar in 1624. D'Ewes was knighted on 6 December 1626. He was High Sheriff for Suffolk in 1639-40 and subsequently M.P. for Sudbury, Suffolk in 1640, a position he held for eight years. D'Ewes was created a baronet on 15 July 1641. He died on 18 April 1650 and was buried at Stowlangtoft, Suffolk on 7 June. D'Ewes is best remembered today as a diarist and antiquary. See J. Sears McGee, An Industrious Mind: The Worlds of Sir Simonds D'Ewes (Stanford, CA, 2015).