John Glanville
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Sir John Glanville the younger (1586–2 Oct 1661), of Broad Hinton
in Wiltshire
, was a Speaker of the English House of Commons
during the Short Parliament
.
The son of Sir John Glanville the elder
, a judge and Member of Parliament, the younger Glanville was also a lawyer, a member of Lincoln's Inn
who was called to the bar in around 1610. He was Recorder of Plymouth
from 1614 and of Bristol
from 1638; he became serjeant-at-law
in 1637. He entered Parliament in 1614 and was at various times Member for Liskeard
(1614), Plymouth
(1621–1629), Bristol
(1640, 1642–1644) and Oxford University
, serving as Speaker in the Short Parliament
of 1640. He was secretary to the Lord Admiral of the Fleet during the Duke of Buckingham's
assault on Cádiz
in 1625, and managed several of the articles of his impeachment over the next three years.
Glanville opposed the Crown in the 1620s, preparing a protest against the dissolution of Parliament in 1625, and later spoke so strongly against ship money
during his term as Speaker that the court party contrived to prevent him coming down to the House on the day the Short Parliament was dissolved. Nevertheless, from then onwards he supported the King
, being knighted in 1641, disabled from sitting for his Royalist views in 1644 and imprisoned by Parliament in the Tower of London
between 1645 and 1648. Nevertheless, after his release he sat again in Parliament during the Commonwealth.
He was father of Francis (1636), William (1644) and Julius {1651}.
Broad Hinton
Broad Hinton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The parish includes the hamlet of The Weir. The village is about southwest of Swindon....
in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, was a Speaker of the English House of Commons
Speaker of the British House of Commons
The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the United Kingdom's lower chamber of Parliament. The current Speaker is John Bercow, who was elected on 22 June 2009, following the resignation of Michael Martin...
during 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....
.
The son of Sir John Glanville the elder
John Glanville (judge)
Sir John Glanville, the elder was an English Member of Parliament and judge, the first judge recorded as having reached the bench after beginning his career as an attorney...
, a judge and Member of Parliament, the younger Glanville was also a lawyer, a member of Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
who was called to the bar in around 1610. He was Recorder of Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
from 1614 and of Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
from 1638; he became serjeant-at-law
Serjeant-at-law
The Serjeants-at-Law was an order of barristers at the English bar. The position of Serjeant-at-Law , or Sergeant-Counter, was centuries old; there are writs dating to 1300 which identify them as descended from figures in France prior to the Norman Conquest...
in 1637. He entered Parliament in 1614 and was at various times Member for Liskeard
Liskeard (UK Parliament constituency)
Liskeard was a parliamentary borough in Cornwall, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.- History :...
(1614), Plymouth
Plymouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Plymouth was a parliamentary borough in Devon, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1298 and again from 1442 until 1918, when the borough was merged with the neighbouring Devonport and the combined area divided into three single-member constituencies.-In the...
(1621–1629), Bristol
Bristol (UK Parliament constituency)
Bristol was a two member constituency, used to elect members to the House of Commons in the Parliaments of England , Great Britain and the United Kingdom . The constituency existed until Bristol was divided into single member constituencies in 1885.-Boundaries:The historic port city of Bristol, is...
(1640, 1642–1644) and Oxford University
Oxford University (UK Parliament constituency)
Oxford University was a university constituency electing two members to the British House of Commons, from 1603 to 1950.-Boundaries, Electorate and Electoral System:...
, serving as Speaker 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....
of 1640. He was secretary to the Lord Admiral of the Fleet during the Duke of Buckingham's
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham KG was the favourite, claimed by some to be the lover, of King James I of England. Despite a very patchy political and military record, he remained at the height of royal favour for the first two years of the reign of Charles I, until he was assassinated...
assault on Cádiz
Cádiz
Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....
in 1625, and managed several of the articles of his impeachment over the next three years.
Glanville opposed the Crown in the 1620s, preparing a protest against the dissolution of Parliament in 1625, and later spoke so strongly against ship money
Ship money
Ship money refers to a tax that Charles I of England tried to levy without the consent of Parliament. This tax, which was only applied to coastal towns during a time of war, was intended to offset the cost of defending that part of the coast, and could be paid in actual ships or the equivalent value...
during his term as Speaker that the court party contrived to prevent him coming down to the House on the day the Short Parliament was dissolved. Nevertheless, from then onwards he supported the King
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
, being knighted in 1641, disabled from sitting for his Royalist views in 1644 and imprisoned by Parliament in the Tower of London
Tower of London
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space...
between 1645 and 1648. Nevertheless, after his release he sat again in Parliament during the Commonwealth.
He was father of Francis (1636), William (1644) and Julius {1651}.