Robert Monson
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Robert Monson was an English politician and judge. He was Member of Parliament
for various constituencies from 1553 to 1572 and also became Justice of the Common Pleas
.
He was born the third son of William Monson of South Carlton, Lincolnshire and educated at Cambridge University before entering Lincoln's Inn, where he was called to the bar in 1552.
He entered politics in 1553 when elected Member of Parliament
for Launceston
, followed by election for West Looe, Cornwall
(Apr 1554), Newport, Cornwall
(Nov, 1554 and 1555), Launceston again (1558), his home county town of Lincoln
in 1563 and 1571 and finally Totnes, Devon
in 1572.
In 1572 he was made a Serjeant-at-law
and appointed to the bench of Common Pleas.
He married Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of John Dyon of Tathwell, Lincolnshire; they had no children.
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 various constituencies from 1553 to 1572 and also became Justice of the Common Pleas
Justice of the Common Pleas
Justice of the Common Pleas was a puisne judicial position within the Court of Common Pleas of England and Wales, under the Chief Justice. The Common Pleas was the primary court of common law within England and Wales, dealing with "common" pleas...
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He was born the third son of William Monson of South Carlton, Lincolnshire and educated at Cambridge University before entering Lincoln's Inn, where he was called to the bar in 1552.
He entered politics in 1553 when 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 Launceston
Launceston (UK Parliament constituency)
Launceston, also known at some periods as Dunheved, was a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, and one member from 1832 until 1918...
, followed by election for West Looe, Cornwall
West Looe (UK Parliament constituency)
West Looe was a rotten borough represented in the House of Commons of England from 1535 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1797 to 1800, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election...
(Apr 1554), Newport, Cornwall
Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament constituency)
Newport was a rotten borough situated in Cornwall. It is now within the town of Launceston, which was itself also a parliamentary borough at the same period...
(Nov, 1554 and 1555), Launceston again (1558), his home county town of Lincoln
Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency)
Lincoln is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
in 1563 and 1571 and finally Totnes, Devon
Totnes (UK Parliament constituency)
Totnes is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament , using the first-past-the-post voting system....
in 1572.
In 1572 he was made a Serjeant-at-law
Serjeant-at-law
The Serjeants-at-Law was an order of barristers at the English bar. The position of Serjeant-at-Law , or Sergeant-Counter, was centuries old; there are writs dating to 1300 which identify them as descended from figures in France prior to the Norman Conquest...
and appointed to the bench of Common Pleas.
He married Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of John Dyon of Tathwell, Lincolnshire; they had no children.