Sir John Strode (c. 1561 – bef. 15 July 1642), of the

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, London and Chantmarle,

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, was an English MP for

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in 1621 and 1625.

Early life

Born ''circa'' 1561, Strode was the third son of John Strode of Parnham,

and his first wife, Katherine, daughter of

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and Elizabeth Seymour. Strode was educated at New Inn, then Middle Temple, 1583. He was called to the bar in 1590.

Career

Strode, a lawyer by profession, who gained a reputation as "an honest, trusty, learned, religious gentleman", served as a Justice of the Peace for Dorset by 1593–1642, commissioner sewers 1617, martial law 1626, knighthood compositions 1631, piracy 1631. He was Autumn reader, Middle Temple in 1611, bencher from 1611 to 1642, treasurer from 1619 to 1620; recorder, Bridport, Dorset from 1618 to 1640. He was knighted at

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1 December 1623. He died at the Middle Temple before 15 July in 1642. His widow was murdered defending

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, near

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in Dorset, in 1645 by a soldier under the command of Sir

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during the

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Marriages and issue

Strode married twice. He married firstly, Anne (d. 8 Aug. 1621), daughter of William Chaldecote of Quarleston, Dorset, and widow of Robert Bingham (d. 1587) of Bingham's Melcombe, Dorset, by whom he had no children. Four months after his first wife's death, and two days after Margery Wyndham married Hugh Trevilian on 7 January 1621/22 at St Decumans (Watchet), Somerset, Strode married secondly on 9 January 1621/22 at St Decumans (Watchet), Somerset to Anne (d. 1645),Mr. John Stroud & Mrs. Anne Wyndham were married ye ixth of January ....
Mrs Anne Wyndham in the Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812. Accessed 19 January 2024 via ancestry.com paid subscription site. daughter of Sir

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, by whom he had four sons and two daughters, including: * Sir John Strode (1624–1679) * Sir George Strode died c.1707 * Hugh Strode * Thomas Strode

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External links

* Ferris, John P. (2010)
''"Strode, John (c.1561-1642), of the Middle Temple, London and Chantmarle, Cattistock, Dorset"''
In Thrush, Andrew; Ferris, John P. (eds.). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604–1629. at historyofparliamentonline.org 1560s births 1642 deaths Members of the Middle Temple English MPs 1621–1622 Politicians from Dorset English MPs 1625 Members of the Parliament of England for Bridport {{1625-England-MP-stub