Brampton Gurdon (of Assington and Letton)
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Brampton Gurdon of Assington
in Suffolk
and Letton in Norfolk
, was an English country gentleman and Member of Parliament
(MP).
He was the son of John Gurdon (died 1623), MP for Sudbury
and High Sheriff of Suffolk
in 1585.
Brampton Gurdon was also MP for Sudbury
in the Parliament of 1621 and High Sheriff of Suffolk
in 1629.
He married twice, and divided his estates between his two sons: John (1595–1679), the oldest, who was MP for several constituencies during the Civil War
period and a member of the Council of State
succeeded him at Assington; Letton passed to John's half-brother, Brampton
, who was a cavalry colonel on the Parliamentary side during the Civil War and later also MP for Sudbury.
Assington
Assington is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England. Located near Sudbury, in 2005 it had a population of 380....
in Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
and Letton in Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, was an English country gentleman and 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,...
(MP).
He was the son of John Gurdon (died 1623), MP for Sudbury
Sudbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Sudbury was a parliamentary constituency which was represented in the British House of Commons. A parliamentary borough consisting of the town of Sudbury in Suffolk, it returned two Members of Parliament from 1559 until it was disenfranchised for corruption in 1844...
and High Sheriff of Suffolk
High Sheriff of Suffolk
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Suffolk. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown and is appointed annually by the Crown. He was originally the principal law enforcement officer in the county and presided at the Assizes and other important county meetings...
in 1585.
Brampton Gurdon was also MP for Sudbury
Sudbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Sudbury was a parliamentary constituency which was represented in the British House of Commons. A parliamentary borough consisting of the town of Sudbury in Suffolk, it returned two Members of Parliament from 1559 until it was disenfranchised for corruption in 1844...
in the Parliament of 1621 and High Sheriff of Suffolk
High Sheriff of Suffolk
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Suffolk. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown and is appointed annually by the Crown. He was originally the principal law enforcement officer in the county and presided at the Assizes and other important county meetings...
in 1629.
He married twice, and divided his estates between his two sons: John (1595–1679), the oldest, who was MP for several constituencies during the Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
period and a member of the Council of State
English Council of State
The English Council of State, later also known as the Protector's Privy Council, was first appointed by the Rump Parliament on 14 February 1649 after the execution of King Charles I....
succeeded him at Assington; Letton passed to John's half-brother, Brampton
Brampton Gurdon (of Letton)
Brampton Gurdon , of Letton in Norfolk, was an English Member of Parliament , lawyer and a colonel of cavalry during the English Civil War.He was the son of Brampton Gurdon , an MP and High Sheriff of Suffolk, by his second marriage...
, who was a cavalry colonel on the Parliamentary side during the Civil War and later also MP for Sudbury.