John Cutts (died 1646)
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Sir John Cutts was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
variously between 1604 and 1640.
Cutts was the son of Sir John Cutts of Childerley
, who was keeper of the park at Somersham. Cutts was knighted at the Charterhouse on 11 May 1603
In 1604 Cutts was elected Member of Parliament
for Cambridgeshire
and was re-elected in 1614. In 1615 he was awarded MA at Cambridge University on the visit of King James I. He was High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire in 1619. In 1621 Cutts was re-elected MP for Cambridgeshire and was elected again in 1624, 1625 and 1626. He was last elected MP for Cambridgeshire in April 1640 in the Short Parliament
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Cutts lived at Childerley and after his death in 1646 his widow Anne controlled the whole estate until their son John came of age in around 1655. Charles I spent the night at Childerley on 6-7 June 1647 when he was brought by Cromwell's soldiers after being captured at Holdenby Hall, in Northamptonshire.
Cutts was widower when he married Anne Weld, daughter of Sir John Weld of St Olave, Old Jewry, London, on 13 December 1632. They had sons John who was created a baronet in 1661 and Henry.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
variously between 1604 and 1640.
Cutts was the son of Sir John Cutts of Childerley
Childerley
Childerley, also known as Great Childerley and Little Childerly, was a small rural village in the county of Cambridgeshire in the East of England, United Kingdom.-Village history:...
, who was keeper of the park at Somersham. Cutts was knighted at the Charterhouse on 11 May 1603
In 1604 Cutts was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Cambridgeshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It was represented by two Knights...
and was re-elected in 1614. In 1615 he was awarded MA at Cambridge University on the visit of King James I. He was High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire in 1619. In 1621 Cutts was re-elected MP for Cambridgeshire and was elected again in 1624, 1625 and 1626. He was last elected MP for Cambridgeshire in April 1640 in the Short Parliament
Short Parliament
The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks....
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Cutts lived at Childerley and after his death in 1646 his widow Anne controlled the whole estate until their son John came of age in around 1655. Charles I spent the night at Childerley on 6-7 June 1647 when he was brought by Cromwell's soldiers after being captured at Holdenby Hall, in Northamptonshire.
Cutts was widower when he married Anne Weld, daughter of Sir John Weld of St Olave, Old Jewry, London, on 13 December 1632. They had sons John who was created a baronet in 1661 and Henry.