- John Throckmorton
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John L. Throckmorton "Sir John Throckmorton (1524 –
22 May 1580 ) was a lawyer and member of the English Parliament during the reign of Queen Mary I.He was the seventh son of Sir
George Throckmorton ofCoughton Court inWarwickshire and trained in the law becoming an Inner Temple barrister. His mother, Anna Katherine Vaux, was related by marriage to the QueenCatherine Parr and he was a witness to Queen Mary's will.He married Margaret, the sister of
George Puttenham , the reputed author of 'The Arte of English Poesie'. She had links with the influential Grey family of Leicestershire. Sir John was MP for Camelford and later Warwick. He was, in 1547, the firstHigh Steward of the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield appointed after the 1528 Royal Charter; and with the help of his patron, theDuke of Northumberland , he became attorney to theCouncil in the Marches of Wales in 1550. He later held various legal positions including Recorder of Coventry, Worcester, Ludlow and Shrewsbury. He was knighted in 1565 but later fell out of favour. His career ended in disgrace after he was found guilty of giving a judgement in favour of a relative.He is remembered more for his connections than his own achievements:
*His brother Sir Nicholas was involved with the Wyatt Rebellion of 1554.
*A relative John Throckmorton of Tortworth, Glos. was executed for involvement in the Dudley Conspiracy of 1555.
*He was the father ofFrancis Throckmorton , executed for treason for his part in the Throckmorton Plot of 1584 (his own death in 1582 spared him the disgrace).References
*"History of Parliament", a biographical dictionary of Members of the House of Commons.
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