John Dudley (by 1526–1580), of Stoke Newington, Middlesex, was an English politician.
He was the second son of Thomas Dudley of Yanwath, Cumberland and Grace, co-heiress of Sir Lancelot Threlkeld of Yanwath. Thomas Dudley (MP) was his younger brother. [1]
He joined the household of Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton, who secured his return as Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Carlisle in March 1553. [2] By 1559 he had joined the household of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. [3] He was granted special admittance to the Inner Temple in 1561 at the same time as Leicester. [4] He was returned as MP for Helston in 1563. [2] This was presumably through the influence of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, Lord Warden of the Stannaries and father-in-law of Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick. [5] In 1565 he became joint clerk of the signet to the Council of Wales and the Marches [6] and governor of the royal mines in 1568. [2]
He had acquired the manor of Stoke Newington by 1569. [7] He died on 29th December 1580. [2]
He married he married Elizabeth, the daughter of John Gardiner of Chalfont St Giles, Bucks, who after his death married Thomas Sutton. His daughter and heir Anne married Francis Popham (1573–1644). [1] [7]
John Dudley (by 1526–1580), of Stoke Newington, Middlesex, was an English politician.
He was the second son of Thomas Dudley of Yanwath, Cumberland and Grace, co-heiress of Sir Lancelot Threlkeld of Yanwath. Thomas Dudley (MP) was his younger brother. [1]
He joined the household of Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton, who secured his return as Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Carlisle in March 1553. [2] By 1559 he had joined the household of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. [3] He was granted special admittance to the Inner Temple in 1561 at the same time as Leicester. [4] He was returned as MP for Helston in 1563. [2] This was presumably through the influence of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, Lord Warden of the Stannaries and father-in-law of Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick. [5] In 1565 he became joint clerk of the signet to the Council of Wales and the Marches [6] and governor of the royal mines in 1568. [2]
He had acquired the manor of Stoke Newington by 1569. [7] He died on 29th December 1580. [2]
He married he married Elizabeth, the daughter of John Gardiner of Chalfont St Giles, Bucks, who after his death married Thomas Sutton. His daughter and heir Anne married Francis Popham (1573–1644). [1] [7]