John Claypole, senior
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John Claypole was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1654. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War
.
Claypole was the son of Adam Claypole of Latham, Lincolnshire and his wife Dorothy Wingfield, daughter of Robert Wingfield, of Upton, Rutland, and his wife Elizabeth Cecil, who was sister to William Lord Burleigh. His name was spelt a great variety of ways, including Chappole, Clappoole, Claipol, and Claypole.
In 1637 Claypole was summoned as a gentleman before the Star Chamber
, and the attorney-general was ordered to begin a prosecution against him for refusing to pay ship money
. He declared for the Parliament at the start of the Civil War in 1643, and 1644, he was appointed one "of their assessors for the county of Northampton.
In 1654, Claypole was elected Member of Parliament
for Northamptonshire
in the First Protectorate Parliament
. . He may have been High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
in 1655, as major-general William Boteler
recommends him to John Thurloe
, in a letter to him, dated 16 November.
Claypole was created a baronet by the Protector on 16 July 1657. Also in 1657, he was made a commissioner with his son, for levying the taxes upon the county of Northampton; to distinguish them, he is called "John Claypole, esq. senior", and his son "Lord Claypole".
Claypole married Elizabeth and was the father of John Claypole
who married a daughter of Oliver Cromwell
.
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...
in 1654. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
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Claypole was the son of Adam Claypole of Latham, Lincolnshire and his wife Dorothy Wingfield, daughter of Robert Wingfield, of Upton, Rutland, and his wife Elizabeth Cecil, who was sister to William Lord Burleigh. His name was spelt a great variety of ways, including Chappole, Clappoole, Claipol, and Claypole.
In 1637 Claypole was summoned as a gentleman before the Star Chamber
Star Chamber
The Star Chamber was an English court of law that sat at the royal Palace of Westminster until 1641. It was made up of Privy Counsellors, as well as common-law judges and supplemented the activities of the common-law and equity courts in both civil and criminal matters...
, and the attorney-general was ordered to begin a prosecution against him for refusing to pay ship money
Ship money
Ship money refers to a tax that Charles I of England tried to levy without the consent of Parliament. This tax, which was only applied to coastal towns during a time of war, was intended to offset the cost of defending that part of the coast, and could be paid in actual ships or the equivalent value...
. He declared for the Parliament at the start of the Civil War in 1643, and 1644, he was appointed one "of their assessors for the county of Northampton.
In 1654, Claypole 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 Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
The county constituency of Northamptonshire, in the East Midlands of England was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832 and was represented in...
in the First Protectorate Parliament
First Protectorate Parliament
The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House....
. . He may have been High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
This is a list of the High Sheriffs of Northamptonshire.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been...
in 1655, as major-general William Boteler
William Boteler
William Boteler was a Colonel of Horse in the New Model Army during the English Civil War. By the end of the war, Boteler had been appointed Major-General for Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Northamptonshire and Rutland during the Rule of the Major-Generals....
recommends him to John Thurloe
John Thurloe
John Thurloe was a secretary to the council of state in Protectorate England and spymaster for Oliver Cromwell.-Life:...
, in a letter to him, dated 16 November.
Claypole was created a baronet by the Protector on 16 July 1657. Also in 1657, he was made a commissioner with his son, for levying the taxes upon the county of Northampton; to distinguish them, he is called "John Claypole, esq. senior", and his son "Lord Claypole".
Claypole married Elizabeth and was the father of John Claypole
John Claypole
John Claypole , was an officer in the Parliamentary army in 1645 during the English Civil War. He was created Lord Cleypole by Oliver Cromwell, but this title naturally came to an end with the Restoration of 1660....
who married a daughter of Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
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