Sir John Peyton, 1st Baronet (1561 – December 1616) was an English politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1593 and 1611.

Biography

Peyton was the eldest surviving son of Robert Peyton of

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and his wife, Elizabeth Rich, daughter of

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and Leigh's Priory, Essex. He was a Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the

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from about 1584. He succeeded to the family estates on the death of his father in 1590. From about 1591, he was a JP for

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. In 1593, he was elected

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for

. He was

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from 1593 to 1594. He became Deputy Lieutenant in 1596 and was knighted on 1 November 1596. In 1604, he was elected again as MP for Cambridgeshire. History of Parliament Online - John Peyton
/ref> He was created

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on 22 May 1611.George E. Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage, Vol. 1'' (1900)
/ref> Peyton died at the age of 56 and was buried at Isleham on 19 December 1616.

Family

Peyton married Alice Osborne, daughter of Sir Edward Osborne,

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, of St. Dionis Backchurch, London in 1580 and had six sons and five daughters. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Edward. Their daughter, Frances Peyton, was mother of

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Peyton, John 1561 births 1616 deaths High Sheriffs of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Baronets in the Baronetage of England English MPs 1593 English MPs 1604–1611 English justices of the peace People from Isleham