John Dudley (died 1580)
John Dudley (by 1526–1580), of Stoke Newington, Middlesex, was an English politician.
Life[edit]
He was the second son of Thomas Dudley of Yanwath, Cumberland and Grace, co-heiress of Sir Lancelot Threlkeld of Yanwath. Thomas Dudley (MP) was his younger brother.[1]
He joined the household of Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton, who secured his return as Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Carlisle in March 1553.[2] By 1559 he had joined the household of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester.[3] He was granted special admittance to the Inner Temple in 1561 at the same time as Leicester.[4] He was returned as MP for Helston in 1563.[2] This was presumably through the influence of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, Lord Warden of the Stannaries and father-in-law of Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick.[5] In 1565 he became joint clerk of the signet to the Council of Wales and the Marches[6] and governor of the royal mines in 1568.[2]
He had acquired the manor of Stoke Newington by 1569.[7] He died on 29th December 1580.[2]
Family[edit]
He married he married Elizabeth, the daughter of John Gardiner of Chalfont St Giles, Bucks, who after his death married Thomas Sutton. His daughter and heir Anne married Francis Popham (1573–1644).[1][7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Jackson, W. (1888). "The Dudleys of Yanworth". Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Historical and Archaeological Society. 9: 318–332.
- ^ a b c d "DUDLEY, John (by 1526-80), of Stoke Newington, Mdx". Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Adams, Simon (2002). Leicester and the Court. p. 153.
- ^ Calendar of Inner Temple Records. Vol. 1. 1896. pp. 215–19.
- ^ "History of Parliament, 1558-1603:Helston". Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Calendar of Patent Rolls, 1563-1566. 1939. p. 319.
- ^ a b "VCH Middlesex Vol. 8: Stoke Newington, Manor". Retrieved 12 January 2024.