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John Courtenay (horseracing)
John Courtenay may refer to: * John Courtenay (of Tremere) ( – 1560), MP for Lostwithiel, Bodmin and Penryn in the United Kingdom * John Courtenay, 15th Earl of Devon ( – 1471) * John Courtenay (1738–1816), Member of Parliament for Tamworth and Appleby in the United Kingdom * John Courtenay Trewin (1908–1990), English journalist and writer See also *John Courtney (other) *Jon Courtenay Grimwood, British science fiction writer {{hndis, Courtenay, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Courtenay (of Tremere)
John Courtenay (1520/1521 – 1560) of Tremere (now Tremore) in the parish of Lanivet in Cornwall, was a Member of Parliament. Origins He was the third child from Richard Courtenay's second marriage to Jane Boscawen. In his youth he appears to have been attached to Cromwell’s household. In the autumn of 1553, Courtenay used his family's connection with the Lostwithiel constituency to have himself elected the town's junior Member in Mary's first Parliament. In the autumn of 1555, he was elected as a Member for Penryn. He died on 1 March 1560, being buried at Lanivet, where a monument was erected to his memory. He left life interest in the Tremere property to his widow, Elizabeth Trengrove, who later married Thomas Arundell. He represented Lostwithiel in October 1553, Bodmin Bodmin () is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated south-west of Bodmin Moor. The extent of the civil parish corresponds fairly closely to that of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |