Samuel Gott
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Samuel Gott was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England
between 1645 and 1648 and between 1660 and 1661.
In April 1645, Gott was elected Member of Parliament
for Winchelsea
in the Long Parliament
until he was excluded in Pride's Purge
in 1648. After the Restoration, he was MP for Winchelsea from 1660 to 1661.
Gott died aged 57.
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...
between 1645 and 1648 and between 1660 and 1661.
In April 1645, Gott 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 Winchelsea
Winchelsea (UK Parliament constituency)
Winchelsea was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1366 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-Boundaries:...
in the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
until he was excluded in Pride's Purge
Pride's Purge
Pride’s Purge is an event in December 1648, during the Second English Civil War, when troops under the command of Colonel Thomas Pride forcibly removed from the Long Parliament all those who were not supporters of the Grandees in the New Model Army and the Independents...
in 1648. After the Restoration, he was MP for Winchelsea from 1660 to 1661.
Gott died aged 57.