Nowell Sotherton (died c. 1610) of St. Botolph's-without-Aldersgate, London, was an English politician.

Family

He married Timothea and they had several children. By the time of his death, he had one surviving daughter and a grandson. The Sotherton family were originally from

Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...

and the poor of London and Suffolk were remembered in his will, as was

Giles Fettiplace Giles Fettiplace (died 1641), of Poulton, Wiltshire, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Devizes Devizes is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It developed around Devizes Ca ...

Career

He was a

Member Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in ...

(MP) of the

Parliament of England The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the great council of bishops and peers that advised t ...

for Dorchester in 1589 and for St Ives in 1593 and 1597, and of

Gray's Inn The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court (professional associations for barristers and judges) in London. To be called to the bar in order to practise as a barrister in England and Wale ...

References

16th-century births 1610 deaths People from the City of London Politicians from London English MPs 1589 English MPs 1593 English MPs 1597–1598 Members of Gray's Inn Members of the Parliament of England for Dorchester Members of the Parliament of England for St Ives {{16thC-England-MP-stub