John Dormer (of Dorton) explained

Sir John Dormer (18 October 1556 – 10 March 1626) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1604 and 1622.

Biography

Dormer was the son of William Dormer of Thame, Oxfordshire and grandson of Sir Michael Dormer who was Lord Mayor of London in 1541.^[1] Sir John Dormer built a mansion at Dorton, Buckinghamshire^[2] and was High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire in 1597. He was knighted at Charterhouse on 11 May 1603.

In 1604, he was elected Member of Parliament for Clitheroe. He was elected MP for Aylesbury 1614 and again in 1621.^[1]

Dormer married Jane Giffard and had a son Robert, who became High Sheriff of Oxfordshire.

Dormer died in 1626 and was buried at Long Crendon north of Thame where there is an effigy.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Pink . William Duncombe . The parliamentary representation of Lancashire, (county and borough), 1258-1885, with biographical and genealogical notices of the members, &c. . Beaven . Alfred B. (Alfred Beaven) . 1889 . London : H. Gray . Cornell University Library.
2. Web site: History – Dorton House . 2022-03-12 . en-US.
3. http://oxoniensia.org/volumes/1946-7/maclagan.pdf Michael MacLagan The Family of Dormer in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire