John Freningham (1345–1410) was an

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and a

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for

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Life

Freningham was born in

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, the eldest son and heir of Ralph Freningham, MP, and his wife Katherine. Circa 1365, he married Alice Uvedale, the daughter of Thomas Uvedale, MP. They had no children.

Career

Freningham was appointed

High Sheriff of Kent The high sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown (prior to 1974 the office previously known as sheriff)."Sheriffs appointed for a county or Greater London shall be known as high sheriffs, and any reference in any enactment or instrum ...

for 1378-79 and 1393–94 and elected

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for

in October 1377, 1381 and 1399. He was a member of Henry IV’s council from 1 November 1399 to 10 March 1401.

Death

His nephew, John Pympe, son of his sister and

Reynold Pympe Reynold Pympe (c. 1371–1426), of Nettlestead and Pympe's Court in East Farleigh, Kent, was an English politician. Pympe was the son and heir of Sir William Pympe, MP, who died in 1375, when Reynold was around four years old. Pympe was Hig ...

, was his main heir.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Freningham, John 1345 births 1410 deaths People from East Farleigh English MPs October 1377 15th-century English people High Sheriffs of Kent English MPs 1381 English MPs 1399