James Gould (died 1676)
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James Gould was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
at various times between 1659 and 1676.
Gould was the second son of John Gould of Dorchester and his wife Joan Benvenewe, daughter of John Benvenewe of Abbotsbury and widow of John Roy of Weymouth. He was baptised on 21 July 1593. His father was a merchant in Dorchester, and Gould inherited the family business in 1630.He was Mayor of Dorchester from 1637 to 1638. He was strongly opposed to ship-money. In 1643, he advanced £300 for the parliamentary cause. In January 1649 he claimed to have been ousted from the administration of a charitable trust "for his loyalty". In 1652 he was commissioner for assessment for Dorset 1652 and he was sheriff of Dorchester from 1655 to 1656.
In 1659, Gould was elected Member of Parliament
for Dorchester
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
. In the election of 1660, he was narrowly defeated by John Whiteway
. He signed the loyal address to the King presented from Dorset. In 1661 he was elected MP for Dorchester again for the Cavalier Parliament
. He was not an active member although he was involved with legislation relating to the wool trade. He was a senior alderman from 1661 until his death and a commissioner for assessment for Dorset from 1661 to 1669. In 1675 he was a commissioner recusants.
Gould died at the age of 82 and was buried at Holy Trinity, Dorchester on 15 February 1676.
Gould married Margery Savage, daughter of George Savage of Bloxworth on 28 April 1624 and had six sons and two daughters. His son James
succeeded him as MP for Dorchester. .
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...
at various times between 1659 and 1676.
Gould was the second son of John Gould of Dorchester and his wife Joan Benvenewe, daughter of John Benvenewe of Abbotsbury and widow of John Roy of Weymouth. He was baptised on 21 July 1593. His father was a merchant in Dorchester, and Gould inherited the family business in 1630.He was Mayor of Dorchester from 1637 to 1638. He was strongly opposed to ship-money. In 1643, he advanced £300 for the parliamentary cause. In January 1649 he claimed to have been ousted from the administration of a charitable trust "for his loyalty". In 1652 he was commissioner for assessment for Dorset 1652 and he was sheriff of Dorchester from 1655 to 1656.
In 1659, Gould 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 Dorchester
Dorchester (UK Parliament constituency)
Dorchester was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Dorchester in Dorset. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1295 to 1868, when its representation was reduced one member....
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...
. In the election of 1660, he was narrowly defeated by John Whiteway
John Whiteway
John Whiteway was an English wool merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1660....
. He signed the loyal address to the King presented from Dorset. In 1661 he was elected MP for Dorchester 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 not an active member although he was involved with legislation relating to the wool trade. He was a senior alderman from 1661 until his death and a commissioner for assessment for Dorset from 1661 to 1669. In 1675 he was a commissioner recusants.
Gould died at the age of 82 and was buried at Holy Trinity, Dorchester on 15 February 1676.
Gould married Margery Savage, daughter of George Savage of Bloxworth on 28 April 1624 and had six sons and two daughters. His son James
James Gould (died 1707)
James Gould was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1677 and 1695.Gould was the son of James Gould of Dorchester and his wife Margery Savage, daughter of George Savage of Bloxworth His father was a wealthy woollen merchant in Dorchester and MP for the...
succeeded him as MP for Dorchester. .