Laurence Singleton was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1659. Singleton may have been the brother of William Singleton MP for Gloucester in 1640 and hence son of Thomas Singleton, merchant of London and

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. He was Sheriff of Gloucester in 1634.William R Williams ''Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucester''
/ref> He was elected as an alderman in 1643 and served as mayor of Gloucester in 1645. In 1659, Singleton was elected

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for

in the

Third Protectorate Parliament The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons. It was a bicameral Parliament, with an Upper House having a powe ...

. He was appointed a militia commissioner for Gloucester on 9 August 1659. He was removed from the city council in 1662. Singleton married Joan Robinson, daughter of Alderman Anthony Robinson.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Singleton, Laurence Year of birth missing Year of death missing English MPs 1659 Politicians from Gloucester Mayors of Gloucester Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Gloucester