Sir John Derwentwater (died c. 1396), of
Castlerigg,
Cumbria
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and
Ormside,
Westmorland
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, was an English politician.
Family
Derwentwater was the son and heir of Sir John de Derwentwater of Castlerigg and Ormside, who died in 1366. Derwentwater married twice. His first wife's name is unrecorded, but they probably had one son. His second wife was Margaret née Strickland, who died long after Derwentwater, on 16 July 1449. She was the daughter and heiress of
William Strickland, bishop of Carlisle and his wife, Isabel née Warcop, daughter of Thomas Warcop of
Warcop, Westmorland. Derwentwater and Margaret had one daughter. Their daughter, Isabel, married
Richard Restwold. Derwentwater was knighted by February 1371. The surname may have come from the place
Derwentwater
Derwentwater, or Derwent Water, is one of the principal bodies of water in the Lake District National Park in north west England. It lies wholly within the Borough of Allerdale, in the county of Cumbria.
The lake occupies part of Borrowdal ...
in their native Cumbria. Their main residence was on Lake Derwentwater.
Career
He was a
Member
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(MP) of the
Parliament of England
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for
Westmorland
Westmorland (, formerly also spelt ''Westmoreland'';R. Wilkinson The British Isles, Sheet The British IslesVision of Britain/ref> is a historic county in North West England spanning the southern Lake District and the northern Dales. It had an ...
in 1369 and 1386, and for
Cumberland in 1379 and February 1388. He was
Sheriff of Cumberland
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during the periods 7 November 1373 – 12 December 1374, 4 October 1375 – 26 October 1376 and 18 October 1380 – 1 November 1381.
References
14th-century births
1396 deaths
English MPs 1369
People from Keswick, Cumbria
People from Westmorland
English MPs 1379
English MPs 1386
English MPs February 1388
People from Eden District
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