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John Norton (martyr)
John Norton may refer to: Politicians *Sir John Norton, 3rd Baronet (1620–1687), British MP for Hampshire *John Norton (journalist) (1858–1916), Australian journalist and politician *John Norton (MP for Sandwich), (1406–1407), British MP for Sandwich (UK Parliament constituency), Sandwich *John E. Norton, American politician from Wisconsin *John N. Norton (1878–1960), American politician from Nebraska *John R. Norton III (1929–2016), American farmer and politician *John T. Norton (1865–1942), American lawyer and politician from New York Sports *John Norton (athlete) (1893–1979), American athlete in track and field and Olympic medalist *John Norton (water polo) (1899–1987), American water polo player and Olympic medalist Others *John Norton, 5th Baron Grantley (1855–1943), British peer and numismatist *Rev. John Norton, founding pastor of Old Ship Church in Hingham, Massachusetts *John Norton (academic) (died 1462), English churchman and chancellor of New College, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Norton, 3rd Baronet
Sir John Norton, 3rd Baronet (1620 – 9 January 1687) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1661 and 1687. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.'One hundred years of a pocket borough: Petersfield and Parliament, 1685-1783' Surry, N. p6: Petersfield; Petersfield Area Historical Society (Paper No. 7); 1983 Norton was the son of Sir Richard Norton, 1st Baronet and his wife Amy Bilson, daughter of Thomas Bilson, Bishop of Winchester. He matriculated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford on 23 June 1637, aged 17. He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1641. During the CIvil War, he and his father supported the King and suffered accordingly. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his brother in 1652. In 1661, Norton was elected Member of Parliament for Hampshire in the Cavalier Parliament. He was elected MP for Petersfield Petersfield is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |