Sir John Burgoyne, 1st Baronet
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Sir John Burgoyne, 1st Baronet (c 1592–1657) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1645 to 1648. He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War
.
Burgoyne was the son of Roger Burgoyne, of Sutton, Bedfordshire
, and Wroxall
, Warwickshire and his wife Margaret Wendy, daughter of Thomas Wendy
, of Haslingfield
, Cambridgeshire. He was baptised at Haslingfield on 29 January 1592. He was admitted at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
on 16 April 1607 and admitted at the Middle Temple
in October 1611. His father, who was twice a High Sheriff acquired the estate of Honily at Sutton in 1625 and built Old Honily Hall. Burgoyne succeeded to the estates on the death of his father in 1636. He was High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
in 1640 and was created a baronet
of Sutton on 15 July 1641.
In 1645, Burgoyne was elected Member of Parliament
for Warwickshire
in the Long Parliament
. He sat until 1648 when he was excluded under Pride's Purge
.
Burgoyne died at the age of 65.
Burgoyne married Jane Kempe, daughter of Julius Kempe, of Spains Hall, Finchingfield
, Essex, by whom he had four daughters and three sons. His son Roger
succeeded him in the baronetcy.
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...
from 1645 to 1648. He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
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Burgoyne was the son of Roger Burgoyne, of Sutton, Bedfordshire
Sutton, Bedfordshire
Sutton, Bedfordshire, is a small village and civil parish located to the south of Potton, England. Sutton falls under the postal town of Sandy and is also near the market town of Biggleswade.- History :...
, and Wroxall
Wroxall
Wroxall may refer to:*Wroxall, Isle of Wight, England*Wroxall, Warwickshire, England...
, Warwickshire and his wife Margaret Wendy, daughter of Thomas Wendy
Thomas Wendy
Doctor Thomas Wendy was the royal physician to Henry VIII of England and was a member of his Privy Chamber; he also served Edward VI. He was one of the men selected to witness the King's last will and testament. He served alongside George Owen and Edmund Harman.-References:*Dictionary of National...
, of Haslingfield
Haslingfield
Haslingfield is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England. The village is about six miles south-west of Cambridge, between Harston, Barton and Barrington. The population in the 2001 census was 1,550 people living in 621 households. The main streets in the village are called High...
, Cambridgeshire. He was baptised at Haslingfield on 29 January 1592. He was admitted at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary...
on 16 April 1607 and admitted 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 October 1611. His father, who was twice a High Sheriff acquired the estate of Honily at Sutton in 1625 and built Old Honily Hall. Burgoyne succeeded to the estates on the death of his father in 1636. He was High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
-1066–1125:*1066-c.1084: Ansculf de Picquigny*Ralph Taillebois*Hugh de Belcamp*1124 Richard of WinchesterFrom 1125 through the end of 1575, appointees to the shrievalty held the joint office of High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.-1575–1599:...
in 1640 and was created a baronet
Burgoyne Baronets
There have been two creations of Baronetcies for members of the Burgoyne family.The Baronetcy of Burgoyne of Sutton was created in the Baronetage of England on 15 July 1641 for John Burgoyne of Sutton, Bedfordshire....
of Sutton on 15 July 1641.
In 1645, Burgoyne 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 Warwickshire
Warwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Warwickshire was a parliamentary constituency in the Warwickshire in England. It returned two Members of Parliament , traditionall known as knights of the shire, to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.-Boundaries and franchise:The...
in the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
. He sat until 1648 when he was excluded under Pride's Purge
Pride's Purge
Pride’s Purge is an event in December 1648, during the Second English Civil War, when troops under the command of Colonel Thomas Pride forcibly removed from the Long Parliament all those who were not supporters of the Grandees in the New Model Army and the Independents...
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Burgoyne died at the age of 65.
Burgoyne married Jane Kempe, daughter of Julius Kempe, of Spains Hall, Finchingfield
Finchingfield
Finchingfield is a village situated in the Braintree district of Essex. It is in the north-west of the county, which is a primarily rural area...
, Essex, by whom he had four daughters and three sons. His son Roger
Sir Roger Burgoyne, 2nd Baronet
Sir Roger Burgoyne, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1641 and 1656....
succeeded him in the baronetcy.