Sir John Dryden, 2nd Baronet (c. 1580 – c. 1658) was an English politician who sat in the
House of Commons
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in two periods between 1640 and 1654.
Dryden was the son of
Sir Erasmus Dryden, 1st Baronet
Sir Erasmus Dryden, 1st Baronet (20 December 1553 – 22 May 1632) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1624.
Erasmus Dryden was the son of John Dryden who built Canons Ashby House, Northamptonshire. Erasmus' mother, ...
and his wife Frances Wilkes, daughter of William Wilkes of Hodnel, Warwickshire. In 1632, he succeeded to the
baronetcy
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on the death of his father. He was
High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
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in 1634.
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In November 1640, Dryden was elected Member of Parliament
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for Northamptonshire
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two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...
in the Long Parliament
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. In 1654, he was re-elected MP for Northamptonshire in the First Protectorate Parliament
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.Francis Quarles
Francis Quarles (about 8 May 1592 – 8 September 1644) was an English poet most notable for his emblem book entitled ''Emblems''.
Early life
Francis Quarles was born in Romford, Essex, and baptised there on 8 May 1592. His family had a long hist ...
, and secondly Anne Parvis, daughter of Henry Parvis of Ruckholts, Essex. He had no children from his first two wives. He married thirdly Honor Bevill, daughter of Sir Robert Bevill, of Chesterton, and by her had a family. His eldest son Robert
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succeeded to the baronetcy. Dryden was an uncle of the poet John Dryden
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John Dryden (; – ) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate.
He is seen as dominating the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the per ...
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1580s births
1650s deaths
High Sheriffs of Northamptonshire
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English MPs 1640–1648
English MPs 1654–1655
Baronets in the Baronetage of England
Dryden baronets