Matthew Babington of Rothley Temple (17 May 1612 – September 1669) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.
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Early life and education
Matthew was born 17 May 1612, the eldest son of Thomas Babington of Rothley Temple(1568-1645), Leicestershire and his wife Katherine (c.1585-1657), daughter of George Kendall of Smithesby. He graduated from Queens' College, Cambridge at Easter, 1631.
Professional life
He was admitted at the Inner Temple in November 1631 and was called to the bar in 1639.
In 1657 he was appointed Justice of the Peace for Leicestershire, a post he continued to hold until his death in 1669. In 1660 he was also appointed a commander for the Militia, as well as Judge to the oyer and terminer court.