John Keeling Explained

John Keeling (1586–1649) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1625 and 1626.^[1]

Keeling was from Staffordshire. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 23 November 1593, aged 17 and was awarded BA from St Mary Hall, Oxford on 14 December 1599. In 1618 he was called to the bar at Inner Temple and was awarded MA on 1 August 1621. In 1625, he was elected Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme.^[2] He was of Humberton, Hackney, Middlesex and later of Hadleigh, Essex.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thrush . Andrew . Ferris . John P. . KEELING, John (1586-1649), of Humberton, Hackney, Mdx. and the Inner Temple, London; ?later of Hadleigh, Essex. . The History of Parliament . The History of Parliament Trust . 16 September 2020 . 2010.
2. Book: Newcastle-under-Lyme in Tudor and Early Stuart Times. 1938. 133, 151. 15 November 2021.