Sir John Rous, 1st Baronet
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Sir John Rous, 1st Baronet (c 1608 - 27 November 1670) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1660 to 1670.
Rous was the son of Sir John Rous of Henham Hall
and his wife Elizabeth Yelverton, daughter of Sir Christopher Yelverton
, Lord Chief Justice.
In 1660, Rous was elected Member of Parliament
for Dunwich
in the Convention Parliament. He was created baronet of Henham on 17 August 1660. In 1661 he was re-elected MP for Dunwich in the Cavalier Parliament
and sat until his death in 1670.
Rous married firstly Anne Bacon, daughter of Nicholas Bacon of Gillingham. He married secondly Elizabeth Knyvett, daughter of Thomas Knyvett of Ashwell Thorpe, Norfolk and by her had a son John and two daughters.
He died on 27 Nov 1670 and was buried at Wangford.
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 1660 to 1670.
Rous was the son of Sir John Rous of Henham Hall
Henham Park
Henham Park is an estate just north of the village of Blythburgh in Suffolk, England. It lies at the intersection of the A12 and A145 main roads. The current owner is Keith Rous, The Sixth Earl of Stradbroke, ‘The Aussie Earl’.-History:...
and his wife Elizabeth Yelverton, daughter of Sir Christopher Yelverton
Christopher Yelverton
Sir Christopher Yelverton was an English judge and speaker of the House of Commons.-Early life:He was the third son of William Yelverton of Rougham, Norfolk...
, Lord Chief Justice.
In 1660, Rous 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 Dunwich
Dunwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Dunwich was a parliamentary borough in Suffolk, one of the most notorious of all the rotten boroughs. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1298 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act....
in the Convention Parliament. He was created baronet of Henham on 17 August 1660. In 1661 he was re-elected MP for Dunwich in the Cavalier Parliament
Cavalier Parliament
The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter century reign of Charles II of England...
and sat until his death in 1670.
Rous married firstly Anne Bacon, daughter of Nicholas Bacon of Gillingham. He married secondly Elizabeth Knyvett, daughter of Thomas Knyvett of Ashwell Thorpe, Norfolk and by her had a son John and two daughters.
He died on 27 Nov 1670 and was buried at Wangford.