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John Chamberlain (died 1617)

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16th-century English politician

John Chamberlain (c. 1560 - 1617) of Prestbury, Gloucestershire was an English politician.

Family

He was the son of the diplomat Sir Thomas Chamberlain of Prestbury, Gloucestershire. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Thynne, but had no children.

Career

He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford in 1579. He served as sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1596-7. He has been identified as the man who sat for Clitheroe in 1593 and St Germans in 1597.

References

  1. ^ CHAMBERLAIN, John (c.1560-1617), of Prestbury, Glos. History of Parliament. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. CHAMBERLAIN, Sir Thomas (c.1504-80), of Churchdown and Prestbury, Glos. and Cripplegate, London. History of Parliament. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 Chaffey-Chivers Retrieved 11 November 2022.


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