Clifford Clifton
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Sir Clifford Clifton was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1659.
Clifford was the son of Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet
and his second wife Lady Frances Clifford, daughter of Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland
, and was baptised on 22 June 1626. He was admitted at Gray's Inn
in 1647. In 1659, he was elected Member of Parliament
for East Retford
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
. He was commissioner for militia for Nottinghamshire in March 1660 and became J.P. for Nottinghamshire in July 1660, remaining in the post until his death. In 1661 he was elected MP for East Retford again for the Cavalier Parliament
. He was captain in the horse volunteers in 1661 and became Deputy Lieutenant
for Nottinghamshire and commissioner for assessment for Nottinghamshire from 1661 until his death. He was knighted on 27 December 1661. From 1663 ro 1664 he was commissioner for assessment for Nottingham and from 1663 to his death he was commissioner for assessment for Middlesex, He succeeded to the CLifton estate on the death of his father in 1666. In 1669 he became JP for the liberties of Southwell and Scrooby.
Clifton died at the age of about 43 and was buried at Clifton on 22 June 1670.
Clifton married Frances Finch, daughter of Sir Heneage Finch
former Speaker of the House of Commons, of Kensington on 4 July 1650. They had three sons and four daughters. The third son was Sir William Clifton, 3rd Baronet
.
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 1659.
Clifford was the son of Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet
Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet
Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet , K.B. was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1666. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.-Political career:...
and his second wife Lady Frances Clifford, daughter of Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland
Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland
Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland was a member of the Clifford family which held the seat of Skipton from 1310 to 1676....
, and was baptised on 22 June 1626. He was admitted at Gray's Inn
Gray's Inn
The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
in 1647. In 1659, he 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 East Retford
East Retford (UK Parliament constituency)
East Retford was a parliamentary constituency in Nottinghamshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons for the first time in 1316, and continuously from 1571 until 1885, when the constituency was abolished...
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons...
. He was commissioner for militia for Nottinghamshire in March 1660 and became J.P. for Nottinghamshire in July 1660, remaining in the post until his death. In 1661 he was elected MP for East Retford again for 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...
. He was captain in the horse volunteers in 1661 and became Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
for Nottinghamshire and commissioner for assessment for Nottinghamshire from 1661 until his death. He was knighted on 27 December 1661. From 1663 ro 1664 he was commissioner for assessment for Nottingham and from 1663 to his death he was commissioner for assessment for Middlesex, He succeeded to the CLifton estate on the death of his father in 1666. In 1669 he became JP for the liberties of Southwell and Scrooby.
Clifton died at the age of about 43 and was buried at Clifton on 22 June 1670.
Clifton married Frances Finch, daughter of Sir Heneage Finch
Heneage Finch (Speaker)
Sir Heneage Finch was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1607 and 1626. He was Speaker of the English House of Commons in 1626....
former Speaker of the House of Commons, of Kensington on 4 July 1650. They had three sons and four daughters. The third son was Sir William Clifton, 3rd Baronet
Sir William Clifton, 3rd Baronet
Sir William Clifton was 3rd Baronet Clifton of Clifton, Nottinghamshire, and Deputy Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire from 1683-1686. In 1685 he founded a regiment which later became the 15th Regiment of Foot and subsequently the East Yorkshire Regiment.-Family:William was the third, but eldest...
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