Sir John Throckmorton (by 152422 May 1580) was a lawyer and member of the English Parliament during the reign of

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. He was also a witness to Queen Mary's will.

Biography

He was the seventh son of Sir

George Throckmorton Sir George Throckmorton (c. 1480 – 6 August 1552) of Coughton Court in Warwickshire, England, was a Member of Parliament during the reign of King Henry VIII. Origins Born before 1489 in Worcestershire, he was the eldest son and heir of Sir R ...

(d. 1552) of

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in Warwickshire and trained in the law becoming an Inner Temple barrister. His mother, Hon. Katherine Vaux was the half-sister of Sir Thomas Parr, making John a cousin to Queen

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.Douglas Richardson. ''Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial And Medieval Families,'' 2nd Edition. 2011. pp. 657–59. He married Margaret, the sister of

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, the reputed author of 'The Arte of English Poesie'. She had links with the influential Grey family of Leicestershire. Sir John was MP for

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(1545), Camelford (1547), Warwick (Mar 1553), Old Sarum (Oct 1553) and then four times for Coventry (1554, 1555, 1558 and 1559). He was, in 1547, the first

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appointed after the 1528 Royal Charter; and with the help of his patron, the Duke of Northumberland, he became attorney to the

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in 1550. He later held various legal positions including Recorder of Coventry, Worcester, Ludlow, and Shrewsbury. During the reign of Queen Mary I (1553–1558) he was one of the two Masters of Requests. He was knighted in 1565 but later fell out of favour. His career ended in disgrace after he was found guilty of giving a judgement in favour of a relative. He is remembered more for his connections than his own achievements: *His brother

Sir Nicholas Throckmorton Sir Nicholas Throckmorton (or Throgmorton) (c. 1515/151612 February 1571) was an English diplomat and politician, who was an ambassador to France and later Scotland, and played a key role in the relationship between Elizabeth I of Englan ...

(1515–1571) was involved with the Wyatt Rebellion of 1554. His eldest brother was Sir Robert Throckmorton (1513–1581) of Coughton. *A relative John Throckmorton of Tortworth, Gloucestershire, MP for Wootton Bassett was executed for involvement in the Dudley conspiracy of 1555.
History of Parliament article. *Son,

Francis Throckmorton Sir Francis Throckmorton (155410 July 1584) was a conspirator against Queen Elizabeth I of England in the Throckmorton Plot. Life He was the son of Sir John Throckmorton, who was the seventh out of eight sons of Sir George Throckmorton of C ...

, was executed for treason for his part in the Throckmorton Plot of 1584.

References

*''History of Parliament'', a biographical dictionary of Members of the House of Commons.
THROCKMORTON, John I (by 1524-80) of Feckenham, Worcs.
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