Edward Bysshe (died 1655)

Edward Bysshe (d. 1655) was an English lawyer, parliamentarian, and Member of Parliament during the English Civil War and Interregnum.

Bysshe was called to the bar and became a prominent legal figure. He served as a Member of Parliament for Bletchingley in Surrey during the Long Parliament, initially supporting the Parliamentarian cause against Charles I. He was later secluded from Parliament in Pride's Purge in 1648, which removed members deemed unfavorable to the army and the emerging republic.

Despite his seclusion, Bysshe continued to practice law. He was a commissioner for the sequestration of delinquent estates, tasked with managing the property confiscated from royalists. He also held other legal and administrative positions during the Commonwealth period.

Bysshe died in 1655. His career reflects the turbulent political landscape of 17th-century England and the shifts in power during the Civil War and its aftermath. He navigated these changes, maintaining a career in law and public service while witnessing the execution of a king and the establishment of a republic.