Sir John Goodricke, 1st Baronet (20 April 1617 – November 1670) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the

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from 1661 to 1670. He supported the

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cause in the

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Life

Goodricke was the son of Sir Henry Goodricke of Ribston Hall, Yorkshire and his wife Jane Savile, daughter of Sir John Savile, of Methley, (1545–1607), Baron of the Exchequer. Though he is said to have been born in 1617 he was baptised at St Mary's York on 31 August 1620.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage, Volume 2''
/ref> He matriculated at

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in 1633. After then studying at

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, he then travelled in France in the later 1630s. Goodricke succeeded his father on 22 July 1641, and was created a

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on 14 August 1641. During the Civil Wars he supported the king and suffered in the Royal cause. He was imprisoned at Manchester and later in the

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and was fined £1,508, (or £1,200, with £40 a year) on 23 November 1646. In 1661, Goodricke was elected Member of Parliament for

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in the

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and sat until his death in 1670. Goodricke married firstly Katharine Norcliffe, daughter of Stephen Norcliffe, of York, at Trinity, Micklegate, York, on 7 October 1641. He married secondly before 1665, Elizabeth, Viscountess Fairfax of Elmley, daughter of Alexander Smith, of Stutton, Suffolk.

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Goodricke family tree
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodricke, John 1617 births 1670 deaths English MPs 1661–1679 Baronets in the Baronetage of England English landowners