John Doyley (1602–1660) was an English politician who sat in the
House of Commons
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from 1646 to 1648.
Background
Doyley was the son of Sir Cope Doyley of
Chislehampton. He matriculated at
Wadham College, Oxford
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Wadham College was founded in 1610 by Dorothy W ...
on 27 November 1618 aged 16.
[ 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Disbrowe-Dyve', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 406-439. Date accessed: 27 February 2012]
/ref> He was Sheriff of Oxfordshire
The High Sheriff of Oxfordshire, in common with other counties, was originally the King's representative on taxation upholding the law in Saxon times. The word Sheriff evolved from 'shire-reeve'.
The title of High Sheriff is therefore much older ...
in 1638. In 1646, he was elected Member of Parliament
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for Oxford
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as a recruiter to the Long Parliament
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but was secluded under Pride's Purge
Pride's Purge is the name commonly given to an event that took place on 6 December 1648, when soldiers prevented members of Parliament considered hostile to the New Model Army from entering the House of Commons of England.
Despite defeat in the ...
in December 1648. He was a parliamentary commissioner for the visitation of the University.[W R Williams ''The Parliamentary History of the County of Oxford'']
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Doyley married Mary Shirley, daughter of Sir John Shirley of Isfield Sussex.[ He was the father of Sir John D'Oyly, 1st Baronet, of Chislehampton.][
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Death
Doyley died at the age of about 58.[
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References
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1602 births
1660 deaths
English MPs 1640–1648