Sir John Jacob, 1st Baronet
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Sir John Jacob, 1st Baronet (c1597-1666) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1640 and 1641. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War
.
Jacob was the son of Abraham Jacob of Gamlingay
, Cambridgeshire and his wife Mary Rogers daughter of Francis Rogers of Dartford. He matriculated at Merton College, Oxford
on 17 January 1617, aged 19 and was awarded BA on 6 February 1617. He became a farmer of customs in the Port of London
. He was knighted on 8 May 1633 and in 1634 purchased an estate at Bromley St Leonards
.
In April 1640, Jacob was elected Member of Parliament
for Harwich
in the Short Parliament
. He was elected MP for Rye
for the Long Parliament
in November 1640. However he was expelled in 1641 as a tobacco monopolist. He supported the Royalist cause and his lands were sequestered.
On the restoration he regained his office and was created a baronet
of Bromley in the County of Middlesex on 11 January 1665.
Jacob died in 1666 at the age of 62. He built almshouses at Gaminglay and left money to the parish to support them.
Jacob married firstly Elizabeth Halliday, daughter of John Halliday and had two sons who died before him and a daughter Susanna who married Sir Richard WIngfield Bt. He married secondly Alice Eaglesfield, widow of John Eaglesfield of London and daughter of Thomas Clowes of London and their son John succeeded in the baronetcy. He married thirdly Elizabeth Ashburnham, daughter of Sir John Ashburnham.
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 1640 and 1641. He supported the Royalist side 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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Jacob was the son of Abraham Jacob of Gamlingay
Gamlingay
Gamlingay is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England, near the border with Bedfordshire, and the traditional county of Huntingdonshire...
, Cambridgeshire and his wife Mary Rogers daughter of Francis Rogers of Dartford. He matriculated at Merton College, Oxford
Merton College, Oxford
Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to Edward I, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to...
on 17 January 1617, aged 19 and was awarded BA on 6 February 1617. He became a farmer of customs in the Port of London
Port of London
The Port of London lies along the banks of the River Thames from London, England to the North Sea. Once the largest port in the world, it is currently the United Kingdom's second largest port, after Grimsby & Immingham...
. He was knighted on 8 May 1633 and in 1634 purchased an estate at Bromley St Leonards
Bromley-by-Bow
Bromley-by-Bow, historically and officially Bromley, is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is an inner-city district situated east north-east of Charing Cross.-Toponymy:...
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In April 1640, Jacob 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 Harwich
Harwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Harwich was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Until its abolition for the 2010 general election it elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
in the Short Parliament
Short Parliament
The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks....
. He was elected MP for Rye
Rye (UK Parliament constituency)
Rye was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Rye in East Sussex. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was halved under the Reform Act 1832....
for 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...
in November 1640. However he was expelled in 1641 as a tobacco monopolist. He supported the Royalist cause and his lands were sequestered.
On the restoration he regained his office and was created a baronet
Jacob Baronets
The Jacob Baronetcy, of Bromley in the County of Middlesex, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 11 January 1665 for John Jacob, with remainder in default of male issue of his own to his brother Robert Jacob and the heirs male of his body. The title was in recognition of his...
of Bromley in the County of Middlesex on 11 January 1665.
Jacob died in 1666 at the age of 62. He built almshouses at Gaminglay and left money to the parish to support them.
Jacob married firstly Elizabeth Halliday, daughter of John Halliday and had two sons who died before him and a daughter Susanna who married Sir Richard WIngfield Bt. He married secondly Alice Eaglesfield, widow of John Eaglesfield of London and daughter of Thomas Clowes of London and their son John succeeded in the baronetcy. He married thirdly Elizabeth Ashburnham, daughter of Sir John Ashburnham.