Sir John Croke (1586 – 10 April 1640) was an English politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1614 and 1629. Croke was the son of

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of Chilton, Buckinghamshire, recorder of the city of London, and his wife Catherine Blount, daughter of Sir

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.John Burke ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain''
/ref> He matriculated at

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on 18 July 1600, aged 14. He entered

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in 1601. He was knighted on 30 March 1609. In 1614, he was elected

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for

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in the

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. In 1628 he was elected MP for

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and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Covert-Cutts', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 (1891), pp. 338-365. Retrieved 2 June 2012
/ref> Croke died at the age of 54. Croke was the father of

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who was created a

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and who dissipated much of the family fortune. He was the brother of

Henry Croke Sir Henry Croke (1588 – 1 January 1660) was an English landowner, office holder and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1629. Croke was the son of John Croke, Sir John Croke ...

, also an MP.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Croke, John 1586 births 1640 deaths Alumni of University College, Oxford Members of the Inner Temple 17th-century English lawyers English MPs 1614 English MPs 1628–1629