Sir John Yonge, 1st Baronet
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Sir John Yonge, 1st Baronet (2 October 1603 – 26 August 1663) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
variously between 1642 and 1660.
Yonge was the son of Walter Yonge of Colyton
and his wife Jane Peryan, daughter of Sir John Peryan. Yonge was a well established merchant and was knighted on 15 September 1625.
In 1642 Yonge was elected Member of Parliament
for Plymouth
, joining his father (who was already MP for Honiton
) in the House of Commons. In December 1648 he was one of the members excluded in Pride's Purge
, but returned in the Parliaments of the Protectorate, sitting for Honiton
in 1654
and Devon
in 1656
. In 1660, he was again chosen MP for Honiton in the Convention Parliament.
After the Restoration
, Yonge was created a baronet
of Culliton on 26 September 1661. He died two years later at the age of 59.
Yonge married Elizabeth Strode and had two sons and a daughter. His son Walter
succeeded to 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...
variously between 1642 and 1660.
Yonge was the son of Walter Yonge of Colyton
Walter Yonge of Colyton
Walter Yonge of Colyton and Devon was an English lawyer, merchant and diarist.-Life:He was the ancestor of Sir George Yonge, and great-great-grandson of John Yonge of Colliton and Devon, a well known merchant in Elizabethan England....
and his wife Jane Peryan, daughter of Sir John Peryan. Yonge was a well established merchant and was knighted on 15 September 1625.
In 1642 Yonge 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 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...
, joining his father (who was already MP for Honiton
Honiton (UK Parliament constituency)
Honiton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Honiton in east Devon, formerly represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It sent members intermittently from 1300, consistently from 1640. It elected two Members of Parliament until it was...
) in the House of Commons. In December 1648 he was one of the members excluded in 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...
, but returned in the Parliaments of the Protectorate, sitting for Honiton
Honiton (UK Parliament constituency)
Honiton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Honiton in east Devon, formerly represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It sent members intermittently from 1300, consistently from 1640. It elected two Members of Parliament until it was...
in 1654
First Protectorate Parliament
The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House....
and Devon
Devon (UK Parliament constituency)
Devon was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Devon in England. It was represented by two Knights of the Shire, in the House of Commons of England until 1707, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and finally the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from...
in 1656
Second Protectorate Parliament
The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons...
. In 1660, he was again chosen MP for Honiton in the Convention Parliament.
After the Restoration
English Restoration
The Restoration of the English monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms...
, Yonge was created a baronet
Yonge Baronets
The Yonge Baronetcy, of Culliton in the County of Devon, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 26 September 1661 for the merchant and Member of Parliament, John Yonge. He was succeeded by his son Walter, the second Baronet. He was also a Member of Parliament. His son, the...
of Culliton on 26 September 1661. He died two years later at the age of 59.
Yonge married Elizabeth Strode and had two sons and a daughter. His son Walter
Sir Walter Yonge, 2nd Baronet
Sir Walter Yonge, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1660 and 1670....
succeeded to the baronetcy.