John Dutton (1594 – 14 January 1657) of Sherborne Park, Gloucestershire was an English politician who sat in the

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variously between 1624 and 1644. He supported the

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side in the

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. Dutton was the son of William Dutton, and was baptised on 5 October 1594. He was educated at

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and awarded BA on 26 October 1612. He entered

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in November 1613 to study law and was awarded DCL in 1642. He succeeded his father in 1618. He was imprisoned for refusing to contribute

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and in 1624 was Deputy Lieutenant for Gloucestershire.W R Williams ''Parliamentary History of Gloucester''
/ref> In 1624, Dutton was elected

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for

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and was re-elected in 1625. He was re-elected MP for Gloucestershire in November 1640 for the

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. He supported the King and was disabled from sitting in parliament in January 1644. Dutton sat in the King's parliament at Oxford and was active in making up the defence of Oxford. He signed the loyal letter to the Earl of Essex for peace in 1645 and drew up the articles of Oxford when the garrison was to be surrendered. He was subsequently fined £3434. Dutton died at the age of 60 and was buried at

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, Gloucestershire. His statue on his memorial is sculpted by

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.Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis Dutton married firstly Elizabeth Baynton, daughter of Sir Henry Baynton, and secondly Anne King, daughter of John King,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dutton, John 1594 births 1657 deaths Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford Members of the Inner Temple Cavaliers English MPs 1624–1625 English MPs 1625 English MPs 1640–1648