| Sir John Curzon, 1st BaronetPC, JP | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Monument to Sir John Curzon, All Saints Church, Kedleston | |
| Member of Parliament for Derbyshire | |
| In office 1640 – 1648 (excluded by Pride's Purge) | |
| High Sheriff of Derbyshire | |
| In office 1637–1638 | |
| Member of Parliament for Brackley | |
| In office 1628–1629 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1598 Kedleston Hall |
| Died | 13 December 1686(1686-12-13) (aged 88) Kedleston Hall |
| Resting place | All Saints Church, Kedleston |
| Nationality | English |
| Political party | Parliamentarian |
| Spouse | Patience Crewe (1623–1642) |
| Children | Nathaniel |
| Residence | Kedleston Hall |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Landowner and politician |
Sir John Curzon, 1st Baronet (13 November 1598 – 13 December 1686), of Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire, was an English politician and landowner who served as a Member of Parliament from 1628 to 1629, then 1640 to 1648. A devout Presbyterian, he supported the Parliamentarian cause during the First English Civil War, but was excluded by Pride's Purge in 1648.
Personal details
John Curzon was born 13 November 1598, eldest son of John Curzon (1552–1632) of Kedleston Hall, who was High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1609, and Millicent Sacheveral (1571–1618), daughter of Sir Ralph Sacheverel of Staunton, and widow of Thomas Gell (1552–1594) of Hopton, Derbyshire.
In 1623 he married Patience Crewe (1600–1642), daughter of Sir Thomas Crewe of Stene, Northamptonshire; they had four sons and three daughters.
Career
Curzon graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford, in 1618, aged 18, then attended the Inner Temple in 1620. In 1628 he was elected Member of Parliament for Brackley and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. He inherited the Kedleston estate on his father's death in 1632.
Curzon was created a Baronet, of Kedleston in the County of Derby, in both the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 18 June 1636 and the Baronetage of England on 11 August 1641. He served as High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1637. In April 1640, he was elected as MP for Derbyshire in the Short Parliament and in November 1640 re-elected MP for Derbyshire for the Long Parliament, sitting until he was excluded under Pride's Purge in 1648.
Curzon died in 1686 and was buried at All Saints Church, Kedleston. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest surviving son Nathaniel (1636–1719).
References
- ^ Moseley & Sgroi 2010.
- Arthur Collins Peerage of England. Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington, 1812
- ^ "Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Covert-Cutts", Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 (1891), pp. 338–365. Date accessed: 2 June 2012.
Sources
- Moseley, Virginia; Sgroi, Rosemary (2010). CURZON, John (1598–1686), of Kedleston, Derbys. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629. Boydell & Brewer. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- findagrave.com burial record
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byJohn Crew Sir John Hobart |
Member of Parliament for Brackley 1628–1629 With: Sir Thomas Wenman |
Parliament suspended until 1640 |
| VacantParliament suspended since 1629 | Member of Parliament for Derbyshire 1640–1648 With: John Manners 1640 Sir John Coke 1640–1648 |
Succeeded bySir John Coke |
| Baronetage of Nova Scotia | ||
| New creation | Baronet of Kedleston 1636–1686 |
Succeeded byNathaniel Curzon |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| New creation | Baronet of Kedleston 1641–1686 |
Succeeded byNathaniel Curzon |
- 1598 births
- 1686 deaths
- Curzon family
- People from Kedleston
- Roundheads
- Baronets in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia
- Baronets in the Baronetage of England
- Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Derbyshire
- English MPs 1628–1629
- English MPs 1640 (April)
- English MPs 1640–1648
- High sheriffs of Derbyshire
- Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford
- Members of the Inner Temple