Nicholas Saunderson, 1st Viscount Castleton
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Nicholas Saunderson, 1st Viscount Castleton (1562–1631) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons
in1593 and 1625.
Saunderson was the eldest son of Robert Saunderson of Saxby and Fillingham and his second wife Catherine Grantham, daughter of Vincent Grantham of St Katherine’s, Lincoln. He was educated at Oxford University being awarded BA in 1579 and also entered Lincoln's Inn
in 1579. He succeeded to the estates of Saxby and Fillingham at the age of 21 on the death of his father and became one of the leading landowners of Lincolnshire. By 1569 he was commissioner for sewers for Lincolnshire. He was J.P.
for Lindsey Lincolnshire from 1591 and JP for Nottinghamshire from about.1592. He was High Sheriff of Lincolnshire
from 1592 to 1593.
In 1593, Saunderson was elected Member of Parliament
for Great Grimsby
. He was knighted in 1603 and purchased a baronetcy in 1611. He was High Sheriff of Lincolnshire again from 1613 to 1614. In 1624 he was commissioner for recusancy. He was elected MP for Lincolnshire
in 1625. In 1627 he obtained a peerage as Viscount Castleton. He was considered on of the leading "depopulators by enclosure" in Lincolnshire. He lived in style and employed the musician Giles Farnaby
to teach his children.
Saunderson died at the age of about 70.
Saunderson married firstly a daughter of William Rokeby before 1593 and secondly Mildred Hiltofte, daughter of John Hiltofte of Boston before 1599. He had four sons and two daughters, two of whom married into the Bertie and Rutland families. His brother Robert Saunderson was also an MP.
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...
in1593 and 1625.
Saunderson was the eldest son of Robert Saunderson of Saxby and Fillingham and his second wife Catherine Grantham, daughter of Vincent Grantham of St Katherine’s, Lincoln. He was educated at Oxford University being awarded BA in 1579 and also entered Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
in 1579. He succeeded to the estates of Saxby and Fillingham at the age of 21 on the death of his father and became one of the leading landowners of Lincolnshire. By 1569 he was commissioner for sewers for Lincolnshire. He was J.P.
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for Lindsey Lincolnshire from 1591 and JP for Nottinghamshire from about.1592. He was High Sheriff of Lincolnshire
High Sheriff of Lincolnshire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Lincolnshire.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 transferred...
from 1592 to 1593.
In 1593, Saunderson 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 Great Grimsby
Great Grimsby (UK Parliament constituency)
Great Grimsby is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, consisting of the town of Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
. He was knighted in 1603 and purchased a baronetcy in 1611. He was High Sheriff of Lincolnshire again from 1613 to 1614. In 1624 he was commissioner for recusancy. He was elected MP for Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Lincolnshire was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1290 until 1832.-History:...
in 1625. In 1627 he obtained a peerage as Viscount Castleton. He was considered on of the leading "depopulators by enclosure" in Lincolnshire. He lived in style and employed the musician Giles Farnaby
Giles Farnaby
Giles Farnaby was an English composer and virginalist of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.-Life:Giles Farnaby was born about 1563, perhaps in Truro, Cornwall, England or near London. His father, Thomas, was a Cittizen and Joyner of London, and Giles may have been related to Thomas Farnaby , the...
to teach his children.
Saunderson died at the age of about 70.
Saunderson married firstly a daughter of William Rokeby before 1593 and secondly Mildred Hiltofte, daughter of John Hiltofte of Boston before 1599. He had four sons and two daughters, two of whom married into the Bertie and Rutland families. His brother Robert Saunderson was also an MP.