Charles Sergison

Charles Sergison (11 January 1655 - 26 November 1732) was an English Royal Navy administrator and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1698 to 1702.

Sergison became a clerk in one of the Royal Naval dockyards in 1671 and by 1685 was a principal officer and commissioner of the Royal Navy.^[1] In 1693 he occupied Cuckfield Place in Sussex which he later purchased from the Bowyer family. He lived at Cuckfield Place until his death^[2]

In 1698, Sergison was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for New Shoreham. He held the seat until 1702.^[3]

Sergison continued to work in the Admiralty as Clerk of the Accounts until his retirement in 1719. He built a large collection of papers relating to Admiralty orders to the Navy Board between 1603 and 1717.^[4] These papers have subsequently been published.^[5]

Sergison died at Cuckfield aged 77 and was buried at Holy Trinity Church.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Public sculptures fo Sussex - Monument to Charles Sergison
2. ^ Parishes: Cuckfield, A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 7: The rape of Lewes (1940), pp. 147-163. Date accessed: 04 November 2010
3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
4. ^ Wellcome Library Survey - National Maritime Museum
5. ^ Open Library

External links

•  "Sergison, Charles". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 

Parliament of England
Preceded by Henry Priestman John Perry	Member of Parliament for New Shoreham 1698-1702 With: John Perry	Succeeded by Nathaniel Gould

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Date of birth	11 January 1655
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Date of death	26 November 1732
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