John Cloberry
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Sir John Cloberry was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons
at various times between 1660 and 1685.
Cloberry was the son of John Cloberry of Bradstone, Devon, and his second wife Catharine Drake, daughter of George Drake of Spratshayes, Littleham. He was studying at the Middle Temple
in 1647. He joined the Commonwealth army after the execution of King Charles in 1649 and served under General Monck
in Scotland.
Cloberry played a key part in the Restoration, being converted to the Royalist cause in 1659. He helped purge the army of purritan officers, and was sent by Monck with Ralph Knight to negotiate with the Committee of safety in London in 1659. He was also sent later to demand that the secluded members be re-admitted to the Rump Parliament. In 1660, Cloberry was elected Member of Parliament
for Launceston
and Hedon
in the Convention Parliament. There was a double return at Launceston, and when it was resolved in his favour in June 1660, Cloberry chose to sit at Launceston in preference to Hedon He was knighted on 7 June 1660 and given a pension of £600 a year.
Clobbery was elected MP for Winchester in the two elections of 1679 and in 1681 and sat until 1685.
Cloberry died at the age of 63 and was buried in Winchester Cathedral
on 31 January 1688.
Cloberry married firstly Margaret Erlisman, widow of John Erlisman of Calbourne, Isle of Wight and daughter of Robert Riggs of Fareham. He married secondly Anne Wyche, widow of Nathaniel Wyche merchant of Surat, India and daughter of William Cranmer, merchant adventurer of Rotterdam. His daughters married Sir Charles Holte and William Bromley.
House of Commons of England
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at various times between 1660 and 1685.
Cloberry was the son of John Cloberry of Bradstone, Devon, and his second wife Catharine Drake, daughter of George Drake of Spratshayes, Littleham. He was studying at the Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
in 1647. He joined the Commonwealth army after the execution of King Charles in 1649 and served under General Monck
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, KG was an English soldier and politician and a key figure in the restoration of Charles II.-Early life and career:...
in Scotland.
Cloberry played a key part in the Restoration, being converted to the Royalist cause in 1659. He helped purge the army of purritan officers, and was sent by Monck with Ralph Knight to negotiate with the Committee of safety in London in 1659. He was also sent later to demand that the secluded members be re-admitted to the Rump Parliament. In 1660, Cloberry was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Launceston
Launceston (UK Parliament constituency)
Launceston, also known at some periods as Dunheved, was a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, and one member from 1832 until 1918...
and Hedon
Hedon (UK Parliament constituency)
Hedon, sometimes spelt Heydon, was a parliamentary borough in the East Riding of Yorkshire, represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1547 to 1832.-History:...
in the Convention Parliament. There was a double return at Launceston, and when it was resolved in his favour in June 1660, Cloberry chose to sit at Launceston in preference to Hedon He was knighted on 7 June 1660 and given a pension of £600 a year.
Clobbery was elected MP for Winchester in the two elections of 1679 and in 1681 and sat until 1685.
Cloberry died at the age of 63 and was buried in Winchester Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral
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on 31 January 1688.
Cloberry married firstly Margaret Erlisman, widow of John Erlisman of Calbourne, Isle of Wight and daughter of Robert Riggs of Fareham. He married secondly Anne Wyche, widow of Nathaniel Wyche merchant of Surat, India and daughter of William Cranmer, merchant adventurer of Rotterdam. His daughters married Sir Charles Holte and William Bromley.