Sir John Brocket (1513–1558) was an English

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

. He was the eldest son of John Brocket of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire and succeeded his grandfather in 1532. He may have been the junior

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(MP) for

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in 1542. He was knighted in 1547 and acquired

Brocket Hall Brocket Hall is a neo-classical country house set in a large park at the western side of the urban area of Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire, England. The estate is equipped with two golf courses and seven smaller listed buildings, apart fro ...

in the early 1550s. He was re-elected MP for Hertfordshire in 1553 and 1555. He married Margaret, the daughter and heiress of William Bensted of Bennington, Hertfordshire and had 10 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1558 and left Brocket Hall to his son,

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, to be possessed after the death of his wife.

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1513 births 1558 deaths Members of the Parliament of England for Hertfordshire English MPs 1542–1544 English MPs 1553 (Mary I) English MPs 1555 Lords of the Manor of Totteridge {{16thC-England-MP-stub