Sir John Bernard, 2nd Baronet
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Sir John Bernard, 2nd Baronet (November 163025 June 1679) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
between 1654 and 1660.
Bernard was born at Northampton, the son of Sir Robert Bernard, 1st Baronet
and his wife Elizabeth Tallakerne, daughter of Sir John Tallakerne. His father had been MP for Huntingdon in 1640. Bernard was educated at Huntingdon and was admitted at Middle Temple
on 21 January 1645 and at Christ's College, Cambridge
on 12 April 1646.
In 1654 Bernard was elected Member of Parliament
for Huntingdon
in the First Protectorate Parliament
. He was re-elected in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament
and in 1659 for the Third Protectorate Parliament
. In 1660, he was re-elected MP for Huntingdon in the Convention Parliament. Bernard succeeded to the baronetcy
on the death of his father in 1666.
Bernard died at the age of 48 and was buried at Brampton church, Northamptonshire, where he is commemorated on a marble monument, against the south wall.
Bernard married firstly Elizabeth St John,daughter of Oliver St John
, lord chief-justice of the common-pleas, by whom he had one son, Robert, his successor, and eight daughters, of whom Joanna, the fifth, married the rev. Dr. Richard Bentley
, archdeacon and prebendary of Ely, and master of Trinity College, Cambridge
. Bernard married secondly Grace Shuckburgh, daughter of Sir Richard Shuckburgh, of Shuckburgh, Warwickshire.
House of Commons of England
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between 1654 and 1660.
Bernard was born at Northampton, the son of Sir Robert Bernard, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Bernard, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Bernard, 1st Baronet was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Bernard was born at Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire, the son of Francis Bernard. He was admitted at the Middle Temple on 13 November 1615...
and his wife Elizabeth Tallakerne, daughter of Sir John Tallakerne. His father had been MP for Huntingdon in 1640. Bernard was educated at Huntingdon and was admitted at Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
on 21 January 1645 and at Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
on 12 April 1646.
In 1654 Bernard was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Huntingdon
Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)
Huntingdon is a county 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 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 was re-elected in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament
Second Protectorate Parliament
The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons...
and in 1659 for 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 1660, he was re-elected MP for Huntingdon in the Convention Parliament. Bernard succeeded to the baronetcy
Bernard Baronets
There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Bernard, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...
on the death of his father in 1666.
Bernard died at the age of 48 and was buried at Brampton church, Northamptonshire, where he is commemorated on a marble monument, against the south wall.
Bernard married firstly Elizabeth St John,daughter of Oliver St John
Oliver St John
Sir Oliver St John , was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1653. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.- Early life :...
, lord chief-justice of the common-pleas, by whom he had one son, Robert, his successor, and eight daughters, of whom Joanna, the fifth, married the rev. Dr. Richard Bentley
Richard Bentley
Richard Bentley was an English classical scholar, critic, and theologian. He was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge....
, archdeacon and prebendary of Ely, and master of Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
. Bernard married secondly Grace Shuckburgh, daughter of Sir Richard Shuckburgh, of Shuckburgh, Warwickshire.