John Chamberlain (died 1617) explained

John Chamberlain (c. 1560 - 1617) of Prestbury, Gloucestershire was an English politician.[1]

Family

He was the son of the diplomat Sir Thomas Chamberlain of Prestbury, Gloucestershire.[2] He married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Thynne, but had no children.

Career

He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford in 1579.[3] He served as sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1596-7. He has been identified as the man who sat for Clitheroe in 1593 and St Germans in 1597.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/chamberlain-john-1560-1617 CHAMBERLAIN, John (c.1560-1617), of Prestbury, Glos.
  2. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/chamberlain-sir-thomas-1504-80 CHAMBERLAIN, Sir Thomas (c.1504-80), of Churchdown and Prestbury, Glos. and Cripplegate, London.
  3. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/alumni-oxon/1500-1714/pp255-273 Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 Chaffey-Chivers

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