James Nelthorpe of Beverley, Yorkshire was a mercer and draper and politician who sat in the

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in the

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between 1645 and 1660. Nelthorpe was the sixth and youngest son of Edward Nelthorpe of Glamford, Briggs. He was a mercer and draper and was also mayor of Beverley. The History of Brigg Grammar School
/ref> Nelthorpe was returned as Member of Parliament for Beverley in 1645 and sat in the

until it was dissolved in 1648. He was named as one of the judges of King Charles I but managed to avoid becoming involved in the regicide. He was returned in the restored Long Parliament in 1659. Nelthorpe was married and the father of Richard Nelthorpe who was involved in the

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and was executed after the

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. His nephew Goddard Nelthorpe succeeded his uncle to the Nelthorpe baronetcy.

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