Roger Downes
Roger Downes (died 1638) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1601 and from 1621 to 1622. Downes was the son Roger Downes of Shrigley, Cheshire. He was a student of Staple Inn and then of  Gray's Inn in  1589 and was called to the bar in 1599. In 1601, he was elected member of parliament for Wigan. At about this time, he acquired Wardley Hall, a moated manor house with a private chapel and 20 bedrooms.