Sir Laurence Stoughton (1554–1615), of Stoughton,

Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...

and

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, Sussex, was an English politician. He was the son of Thomas Stoughton, MP and the brother of MP,

Adrian Stoughton Adrian Stoughton (1556–1614), of Stoughton, Surrey and West Stoke, near Chichester, Sussex, was an English politician. He was the son of Thomas Stoughton, MP and the brother of Laurence Stoughton, MP. Educated at the Inner Temple, he w ...

and educated at the

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. He inherited his father's estates in 1576.

Career

He was a

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(MP) of the

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for

Guildford Guildford () is a town in west Surrey, around southwest of central London. As of the 2011 census, the town has a population of about 77,000 and is the seat of the wider Borough of Guildford, which had around inhabitants in . The name "Guildf ...

in 1572, 1584, 1586 and 1593. He was knighted by King James in 1611.

Family

He married Rose, the stepdaughter of Guildford MP, William Hammond and had 11 sons and 6 daughters. Two of his sons, George Stoughton and

Nicholas Stoughton Nicholas Stoughton (20 September 1592 – 4 March 1648) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1648. He was the son of Sir Lawrence Stoughton, MP and his wife Rose Ive, the stepdaughter of W ...

, were also MPs for Guildford.

References

1554 births 1615 deaths Politicians from Surrey Members of the Inner Temple English MPs 1572–1583 English MPs 1584–1585 English MPs 1586–1587 English MPs 1593 Members of Parliament for Guildford Knights Bachelor {{16thC-England-MP-stub